I am inspired by Nelson Mandela. I was a volunteer teacher in South Africa during apartheid, where I witnessed his success liberating… — Lisa Madigan Copy Share Image
Growing up devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books,… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I never force myself to be devout except when I feel so inspired, and never compose hymns of prayers unless I feel… — Franz Schubert Copy Share Image
I was always inspired by restaurants like La Tulipe in Manhattan. You'd walk right by and say, 'Oh what a lovely house.'… — Charlie Trotter Copy Share Image
“DIG Deep = "get deliberate, inspired, & going" Deliberate in their thoughts and behaviors through prayer, meditation, or simply by setting intentions;… — Brene Brown PhD LMSW Copy Share Image
“Art builds upon art, builds upon art...nothing is purely original. We're all inspired by something...or someone. It's a never-ending chain of ideas...and… — Shannon Taylor Hodnett Copy Share Image
Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labor of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
Any one thing can get in the way of you and your brain being comfortable and being inspired. It's the difference between… — Lauv Copy Share Image
To conquer a piece of earth and make it as beautiful as one can dream of it being: That is art, too.… — Stanley Kunitz Copy Share Image
Yes, I know, shaming, isn't it? I always say you can take the girl out of the 80s, but you can't take… — Louise Mensch Copy Share Image
I like when they say a movie is inspired by a true story. That's kind of silly. "Hey, Mitch, did you hear… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
This club is steeped in history and I feel privileged to have become a part of that ... An immense thank you… — Patrice Evra Copy Share Image
In prayer, something like an echo takes place. When you strike a note on the piano, corresponding strings in all the other… — Richard Wurmbrand Copy Share Image
Hoping they'd been inspired by the examples of Anne Frank and other teens who had turned negative experiences into something positive by… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
I was studying international business and instead of doing what I should have been doing which was studying for exams and figuring… — David Myers Copy Share Image
I'm really proud to be a woman making music. Nothing makes me happier than when other women approach me at shows and… — Bethany Cosentino Copy Share Image
If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike… — Tom Lehrer Copy Share Image
I wanted to be part of a high-class scene of musicians. It was half-inspired because I didn't have many friends, and I… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
The raw beauty of Natalia Ginzburg’s prose compels our gaze. First we look inward, with the shock of recognition inspired by all… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
The history of humanity has, to a large extent, been one of groping blindly in the dark, fearing for the future and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
We have the insight and the tools to identify and bring to fruition the dormant talent that our artists possess. Favored Nations… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
One of my core beliefs is that everything happens for a reason and some things just aren't to my taste. All the… — John Assaraf Copy Share Image
Even before I had a daughter, I was passionate about global women's issues, but now that she's here, I'm even more inspired… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
I'll leave it to other people to evaluate the legacy of my book, but I'm very moved when musicians tell me that… — Michael Azerrad Copy Share Image
Much if not all we know about the complex mechanism responsible for the development (and stagnation) of productive forces, and for the… — Paul A. Baran Copy Share Image
What inspired me as a child is the same thing that inspires me now: being nice. I always try to one up… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
I don't really manage my time. I really just wait until I'm inspired to do something. And when I'm inspired to do… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
You can see that in people around the world who struggle to survive with little or nothing. Whether they've been inspired by… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
Sting I've seen a few times, and he really inspired me in the sense that he breaks the songs down a lot… — Shania Twain Copy Share Image
We will walk on our own feet; we will work with our own hands; we will speak our own minds... A nation… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced.… — Cy Twombly Copy Share Image
I'm most inspired by people who are doing what they love in a big, loud way. And big and loud doesn't always… — Karla Cheatham Mosley Copy Share Image
There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and… — Adam Jones Copy Share Image
Even though New York may be a more inspiring city, I get more inspired thinking of L.A., in a way. My life… — Aleksa Palladino Copy Share Image
A movement happens when people are inspired by somebody, but they do it themselves. You don't wait for someone else. You do… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
I really liked 'Starter For Ten' because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like 'St. Elmo's Fire' and 'The Breakfast Club'… — James McAvoy Copy Share Image
There are certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled. Among these are many, I… — Alfred Whitney Griswold Copy Share Image
People's lives, meaningful lives derive from desire, from passion, from education, from knowledge, from growing up being inspired by people and believing… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Not like others? You may be inspired differently. Be bold, step out, follow YOUR intuition, no matter how sedate or impossible it… — Val Uchendu Copy Share Image
Your resolve is unquestionable. Your character undeniable. Your history unparalleled. You've inspired us, all the way. You will again today. — Donnie Wahlberg Copy Share Image
