And you realize that there’s no such thing as an individual, we’re just all a collection of each other’s influence on each other. Everyone says things to each other, the television, your parents, your friends, that’s all we are, is a collection of intermingling ideas as a collective.

— Matt Bellamy

A newcomer could ascertain the identity of a town's true leaders – which storekeeper was respected, which farmer was listened to other farmers – only through endless hours of subtle probing of reticent men.

— Robert A. Caro

An expectation is a thought. It has no power or influence.

— Dee Dee Artner

Any local music scene at any point in time can be referred to as derivative of more well-known acts. The line separating influence from imitation is a blurry one. Very few artists are completely original; even great artists build upon what has occurred before, and add their personality and talent to create their own original expression.

— Stephen Tow

Anyone who takes a decided line in certain matters, is sure to lead all the rest.

— Thomas Hughes

Anything you don’t want to deal with can always be written off as being “in the past” and ignored, but in doing so, you sweep it under a rug where it doesn't go away with time – it becomes time itself, and takes on the illusion of life as we think we know it.

— A.J. Darkholme

Anytime, someone gives you advice, rethink if it will lead to personal progress.

— Lailah Gifty Akita

A parent gives life, but as parent, gives no more. A murderer takes life, but his deed stops there. A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

— Henry Adams

Apart from religious influence, the family is the most important unit of society.

— Billy Graham

A real man can use power, rather than let power use him

— Moffat Machingura