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" There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am. " - Mackenzie Astin

" I come personally from a broken family, divorced very early in my childhood, a family with its own share of troubles, so I think that was very influential in both me believing that someday I would consistently devote myself to my own family that I created, but I think it also really affects my view of the world. " - Bill de Blasio

" My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn’t be where I am now. " - Angelique Kerber

" With the decline of America’s global preeminence, weaker countries will be more susceptible to the assertive influence of major regional powers. " - Zbigniew Brzezinski

" My mother has been really instrumental in raising a lot of money through the Boys & Girls Club in my hometown. " - Chris Long

" I wrestle in a big way with August Wilson’s work in that I at times admire it and at times feel infuriated by it, which is weirdly more influential than loving someone entirely. " - Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

" A man lives not only his personal life, as an individual, but also, consciously or unconsciously, the life of his epoch and his contemporaries. " - Thomas Mann

" I’ve had a lot of really influential people in my life, like my grandmother M. J., who have helped me along the way. But there are so many of us girls in my family, and even though they’re all so open and honest, who I seek advice from depends on what aspect of life I’m dealing with. " - Khloe Kardashian

" I feel like my role is to be one of those voices who reaches the youth. " - Hannah Teter

" Chris Young was a big influence of mine, and he’s one of my good friends now. " - Kane Brown