It is true that the environment does have an influence but what has much greater effect on the artist is love or hatred. He uses his setting to express these things. Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Those who control the wealth of this society have an influence over political life far in excess of their number. Michael Parenti
Even if parties associated with right wing populism don't win, they push other parties, the centrist parties, towards their position. So they do have an influence even if they're not in power. Branko Milanovic
I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you. Eric Bana
Being part of 'Natural Nylon' is a great way to have an influence on the films that get out there. I love films and it gives me an input. Jonny Lee Miller
In an ideal world, you might imagine that scientific papers were only cited by academics on the basis of their content. This might be true. But lots of other stuff can have an influence. Ben Goldacre