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The one artist who actually had influence over me was Bo Bartlett. ”
I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading. ”
Friends have a big influence over how you feel, think, and behave. ”
Even though your emotions aren't wrong, that doesn't mean you have to stay stuck in a particular mood. You can certainly choose to make changes that will influence the way you feel. If you want to change the way you feel, change the way you think and behave. ”
The Nightmare Before Christmas' is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way. ”
I want people to be able to influence themselves. We convince ourselves, and that allows us to convince others. ”
A mountain of evidence shows that our bodies are pushing, shaping, even leading our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. That the body affects the mind is, it's fair to say, incontestable. And it's doing so in ways that either facilitate or impede our ability to bring our authentic best selves to our biggest challenges. ”
Trust comes before strength, and it becomes a conduit of influence. Your strength is a little bit threatening before people trust you. ”
I worry that by losing my temper so much and being so harsh and yelling so much that, by example, I will have taught my daughters to be that way, and I'm now constantly telling them not to do that. ”
A Western upbringing tends to stress questioning authority, which is always asking why, why, why. ”