Muses had a way of killing those whom they inspired.

It was only when I went to acting school that I was like, "You are absolutely such a pigheaded freak show that you thought…

— Giles Matthey

The amazing thing is that we live our lives with the hope that things will go right, that things will happen. And all along…

— Laurel Nakadate

Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have…

— George W. Bush

My first name was inspired by the character of Aslan, the lion in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia.

— Aselin Debison

Music is supposed to be inspired.

— Chris Cornell

“In such a regime, I say you died a good death if your life had inspired someone to come forward and shoot your murdered…

— Chinua Achebe

I'm inspired by visual stimulation.

— Mark Parker

I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I…

— St. Vincent

“The Spirit inspired the Word and therefore He goes where the Word goes. The more of God's Word you know and love, the more…

— John Piper

Because the Internet's there, I have access to a lot of the legends, like Fela Kuti. I used to watch a lot of Fela…

— King Krule

“Rather than being incensed by the nature of the bruise, maybe we should be inspired by the possibilities in the bruise.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with…

— Kelly Reilly

Now people are really inspired to do a lot, and the fire got lit under our asses to be more politically aware and be…

— Sasheer Zamata

When I was younger, Lisa Leslie inspired me a whole lot. She was someone I looked up to and wanted to be like. I…

— Lauren Jackson

“One's best work comes when we are fully alive, happy, and inspired.”

— Eric Schiffer