The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The most important influence in my childhood was my father.
My mother was the influence in my life. She was strong; she had great faith in the ultimate triumph of justice and hard work. She believed passionately in education.
I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.
I think my parents undoubtedly influenced me on some level.
My father in his way influenced me and my sister to educate ourselves and to try to do things in life.
That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular.
These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one thing or another, but whether one's perception as a child of what was important or not is accurate, I don't know.
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.
Your biggest influences are the earliest ones. When I was young, I was very influenced by the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
As with most people, my ideology and my attitudes about life were informed by parents and family.
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