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Oscar Wilde Writer
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""There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. Gray. All influence is immoral — immoral from the scientific point of view." "Why?" "Because to influence a person is to give him one's own soul.""

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Victor Hugo Novelist, Poet
Influence

"What is said about men often has as much influence upon their lives, and especially upon their destinies, as what they do."

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Samuel Johnson Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
Influence

"Most minds are the slaves of external circumstances, and conform to any hand that undertakes to mould them."

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Trina Robbins Comic Book Artist, Writer
Influence

"I object to the hypersexualization of all the superheroines. Most of them have been hypersexualized, but especially to Wonder Woman, because she is an icon. She is up there with Superman and Batman. And she is the one who is the big influence on women. Women who don't read comics still know who Wonder Woman is."

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