In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians.
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HAYAKAWA There is no justification whatever in any circumstances for this kind of terrorism and of course we ... JACK STRAW We are a generation of prophets, speaking words that shape our lives and world SOTONYE ANGA We should beware of political statements that fuel the illusion that there is any kind of political ... LAURENCE PARISOT City Hall wouldn't be what it is today without her, ... I don't think you can go to any city hall ar... DAVID PUGH If there is any country on earth where the course of true love may be expected to run smooth, it is ... HARRIET MARTINEAU Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished ... NAPOLEON HILL You can be all that you want to be. Keep dreaming and reach out to your dreams. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA Pop culture shapes our ideas of what is normal and what our dreams can be and what our roles are. Po... GLORIA STEINEM They're getting their message across before bargaining begins in earnest. Showing a lot of visibilit... HARLEY SHAIKEN That's kind of what we've been saying all summer. I'd be hard-pressed to say there will be a signifi... BRIAN BARNHART Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love a... GERMANY KENT It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer c... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS Focus on your work. Do what you're great at. Don't compare yourself to others and or waste time crit... GERMANY KENT You can't be jealous of someone else's results. You don't know the prayer, process, sacrifice, and w... GERMANY KENT We are to influence people not to be influenced. KERI HARVEY There are all these species out there and so few of them are known in intimate detail, so any kind o... DANIEL FUNK . . . All artists’ work is autobiographical. Any writer’s work is a map of their psyche. You can... KIM ADDONIZIO If they projected the fact that they are dangerous any harder, there would be little puddles of "dan... MERCEDES LACKEY Simple things often make great difference SOTONYE ANGA What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight... ROCKY MARCIANO However, I think, first of all, that what's happening in Sierra Leone is going to have the great... ALEX MORRISON There is a democratic process in the party, and that can be operated at any time. But am I going to ... JEREMY CORBYN Artists," he said, "are people who say, 'I can't fix my country or my state or my city, or even my m... KURT VONNEGUT It is rather unlikely that memos signed by the deputy solicitor general will be crassly or even over... JEFFERSON POWELL There will be the 5% on the fringe of any hardcore fanbase that get angry about any change you make ... D. B. WEISS Any day above ground is a good day. Before you complain about anything, be thankful for your life an... GERMANY KENT Actors in any capacity, artists of any stripe, are inspired by their curiosity, by their desire to e... TOM HIDDLESTON We will not reject any assistance from any country - Iran or any other. Our delegation was in Tehera... GHAZI HAMAD Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i... JOSEPH CONRAD There is a difference between love and to be in love. Just like there is a difference between a diam... CORTNIE GOODNIGHT "if it hurts when you laugh, it's a good indication you need to do it more often, you may not live a... SHAUN PARKER Of course, any vote will be made in regular session. JAMES CALHOUN Quiero que [mi hijo] conozca el secreto de la felicidad, algo tan sencillo que da la impresión de q... JAMES RHODES There are a lot of different stories, but there are a lot of stories that our audience will be able ... LILY NEUMEYER Do not be influenced by political parties on the divorce issue. 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by doctrines of righteousness. FRANCES MCCARTNEY FULKE-GREVILLE Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be... ETHAN COEN It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. ERIC HOFFER The future will be determined in part by happenings that it is impossible to foresee; it will also b... EMILY GREENE BALCH You have what others don't have. This is good news which means you can do what others can't do! You ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the Sacrifices any nation has to make ... IDI AMIN In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make ... IDI AMIN DADA If people don't say what they believe in, then we will always be like this. There will not be any ch... ELENA CUEVAS sing the song and let people do the interpretation. It is your duty to sing the unsung songs and it ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You're a throwback." "To what?" Jess considered this. Hi-tech at work, Emily was paradoxic... ALLEGRA GOODMAN What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thous... LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Our laws are very broad about what is a public record. They can be in any format. CHARLOTTE BERGERON while there is definitely some country influences in my music since I used to listen to artists like... HOPE PARTLOW What nonsense. This country is in crisis, and since politicians are incapable of creating jobs, they... LUIS AROCHO Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT Will grinned. “Some of these books are dangerous,” he said. “It’s wise to be careful.”“O... CASSANDRA CLARE There are some aspects of running for judge that does not fit in a political process. There shouldn'... JUDGE WILEY EDMONDSON As in Pakistan, Tunisian and Egyptian human rights activists are concerned that any censorship mecha... REBECCA MACKINNON We are interested in what course of reform the government pursues, and we hope there will be continu... MIKE MCCURRY You are safer here tonight than you would be on the streets of any other city in the world, MICHAEL BLOOMBERG He was dramatically and desperately sincere in his renunciation of any political or social critique.... FRANCESCO BONAMI To be, or not to be: what a question! E.A. BUCCHIANERI Shaq pe hai yaqeen unko, Yaqeen pe hai shaq Mujhy..... .....Kis ka jhoot jhoot hai, K... VISHAL BHARADWAJ - HAIDER FILM What kind of men, then, does our society need? What is the "social character" suited to twentieth ce... ERICH FROMM
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