Clearly, the works of John Carpenter and Sam Raimi are front and center here. Argento is definitely there. But even stuff like the 'Friday the 13th' movies had quite an influence on me growing up.
I'd like to do a pop album with an R and B influence. I definitely want to have those big ballads with the uptempo hits as well.
Power is always a corrupting influence.
Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.
I think eventually I want to become a teacher, like my father wanted to be, and hopefully positively influence the next generation.
I never like to get political, but when you have the ability, through your media, to influence a large mass of people, I would want to be a part of the evolving cycle of progress vs. keeping things the way that they are.
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.
I will say that I know Nirvana did a show and played a few chords from 'More Than a Feeling' before they did 'Teen Spirit,' and it wasn't very good. But in all seriousness, 'Teen Spirit' was a great song. If subconsciously or somehow I had any influence on that, I'll take that as a compliment.
Germany, because of the fact and the perception of a special relationship with Russia, is the only one who can influence Russian debate. Russians also believe that Germans understand them best because they've been through a big war and know what humiliation means.
The things that concern us during the day are going to influence what we experience during the night.
Every life is a profession of faith, and exercises an inevitable and silent influence.
The so-called oligarchs have always had less influence than conventional wisdom attributed to them.
What is true of Mr. Mill's influence on the women's-suffrage question is true also of the other political movements in which he took an active interest.
Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.
In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.
An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.
I think Stalin was afraid of Roosevelt. Whenever Roosevelt spoke, he sort of watched him with a certain awe. He was afraid of Roosevelt's influence in the world.
However, I think, first of all, that what's happening in Sierra Leone is going to have the great influence on those governments who will be asked to provide forces to the Congo. Second, of course, the Security Council has no professional military advice organized in any way.
If you are suffering from your intemperance in eating or in drinking, we that are around you, or associated with you, are affected by your infirmities. We have to suffer on account of the course you pursue, which is wrong. If it has an influence to lessen your powers of mind or body, we are affected by it.
Woman's influence is powerful, especially when she wants something.
Pakistan is alarmed by the rising Indian influence in Afghanistan, and fears that an Afghanistan cleansed of the Taliban would be an Indian client state, thus sandwiching Pakistan between two hostile countries. The paranoia of Pakistan about India's supposed dark machinations should never be underestimated.
Apologetics has an important place in the local church as we seek to influence our communities for Christ in an increasingly skeptical culture.
The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.
Obama, startled that components of government behave as interest groups, seems utterly unfamiliar with public choice theory. It demystifies and de-romanticizes politics by applying economic analysis - how incentives influence behavior - to government.
Musically, New York is a big influence on me. Walk down the street for five minutes and you'll hear homeless punk rockers, people playing Caribbean music and reggae, sacred Islamic music and Latino music, so many different types of music.
In France today, people no longer eat as much heavy food and fat as they did 15 or 20 years ago. These days, French cooking, through the influence of 'grande cuisine,' has become a bit lighter. And we are beginning to discover the original flavors of our produce.
A memoir should have some uplifting quality, inspiring or illuminating, and that's what separates a life story that can influence other people.
Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.
I, talking about my children, of course I wanted them to succeed in life, they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want, I will not try to influence.
Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by its kind.
My father was an exceptionally strong influence on me.
With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.
A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community.
My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
David Bowie is such a big influence to me. Everything about him as a person is intriguing to me.
