Put on something comfortable.
They had found a way to release the dense imagery and the charged colors of their canvases into something literally more grounded -- rich to the eye, sinking into comfort, the way Matisse famously wrote, "What I dream of is an art of balance... a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair".
In 1908, in a famous text, "Notes of a Painter," he stated as his ideal an art "for every mental worker, for the businessman as well as the man of letters, for example, a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue".
And again, influence vendors are putting a number on something (i.e. people's influence).
The funniest one comes during the closing credits, when the rapper Xzibit testifies that the Country Bears were a formative influence on hip-hop, certainly something the Eagles could never claim.
Although it cannot be discounted as an influence on voters, it is not something that either side has emphasized.
Don't dissipate energy on something you can no longer influence.
"My favourite music is influenced by the times, but it's taking a chance on something futuristic," he says.
That said, you might (for better or worse) have more influence on the school as a donor — something to consider if you hope to push your alma mater toward more ethical policies.
