My great grandfather from my father's side, Sir Akbar Hydari, was the prime minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad. He was instrumental in setting up the Osmania university. His wife set up the Hydari club for women so that they could play tennis, and she also set up the first girls' school in Hyderabad.
On thee, Jesus, all our hopes depend. In thee all power is vested, even power to make sinful creatures instrumental in enlightening the heathen.
I've studied the lives of the 20th century's great businessmen and concluded self-confidence was instrumental in all their success.
Singing instrumental music is most important because, while you play an instrument, you are singing through the instrument... actually, you are singing inside.
I would argue that television and particularly the BBC were instrumental in puffing up the Royal Family to a level where they were inflated out of all, all proportion to their relevance on the national scene.
Distorting the history of World War II, denying the crimes of genocide and the Holocaust as well as an instrumental use of Auschwitz to attain any given goal is tantamount to desecration of the memory of the victims whose ashes are scattered here.
What I wanted to do was play the guitar but I don't like instrumental rock. I think it is tripe.
Confidence is instrumental to those climbing out of poverty.
'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.
My mother has been really instrumental in raising a lot of money through the Boys & Girls Club in my hometown.
