Perhaps the most extraordinary popular delusion about violence of the past quarter-century is that it is caused by low self-esteem. That theory… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
First of all, what made him [Duke in "Zero Year"] captivating is this sense of somebody who wants to save the city… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
“The supernatural Christ of the New Testament, the god of orthodox Christianity, is dead. But priestcraft lives and conjures up the ghost… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I guess you could say Alexander the Great was a man who completely transported me and moved me and inspired me because… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
Mr. Lemon-Man has inspired millions across the world through his gift. I don't refer only to basketball, but also to his magnificent… — A. C. Green Copy Share Image
When the printing press was invented, it was inspired by the desire to make the Bible accessible to everyone. Today, people of… — Jay Moore Copy Share Image
While novels are fiction, mine are usually very close to my heart. Like my other books, 'The Lemon Orchard' is inspired by… — Luanne Rice Copy Share Image
I am super inspired by the Grand Canyon. Looking at nature and observing what it does even looking at a little seed,… — Kissey Copy Share Image
I just remember their kindness and goodness to me, and their peacefulness and their utter simplicity. They inspired real reverence, and I… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
I'm blessed in my good friends, and some of them happen to be writers, though that's almost never what our friendships are… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
I don't measure success in numbers, but I consider my contributions of more than $1.3 billion to various causes over the years… — Ted Turner Copy Share Image
I'm hugely inspired by the '60s and the '70s. I just love the music of that time and the overall freedom of… — Nicole Richie Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by the fragrance because it is feminine and elegant but not too sophisticated. There's something very simple at the bottom… — Amanda Seyfried Copy Share Image
I tried to bring in the live orchestra like Bjork does. I love the feeling that that music gives me when I… — Willa Ford Copy Share Image
Well, one is inspired by the whole of life, one's own and somebody else's. You know how sometimes you hear great music,… — Wislawa Szymborska Copy Share Image
You have to read a lot so you know what good writing looks like and you get inspired. You have to write… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I could never be Charlie Chaplin. But the films that were made by people like him, or Gene Wilder, or John Candy,… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
When you're animating a music video, you have to animate to some set music. You're somewhat restricted by that, but you're also… — John Kricfalusi Copy Share Image
Out of the closets and into the museums, libraries, architectural monuments, concert halls, bookstores, recording studios and film studios of the world.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The outfit is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. It's kind of about a surprise, because when Alice goes down the rabbit hole,… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
When I became a parent and hit my thirties, I got my hands on an acoustic guitar. I started writing quiet, simple… — Withered Hand Copy Share Image
I don't think any particular painters have inspired me, except in a general sense. It was more a matter of corroboration. The… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect… — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love. I… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
That is what we must do when we fully know the purposefulness of life - live it gloriously by living it ecstatically.… — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
The greatest horrors in the history of mankind are not due to the ambition of the Napoleons or the vengeance of the… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
Today’s events are tomorrow’s history, yet events seen by the naked eye lack the depth and breadth of human struggles, triumphs and… — Epifanio de los Santos Copy Share Image
I grew up in a business-inspired environment, and over the years have started and run several businesses and philanthropic organizations. Understanding how… — Shari Arison Copy Share Image
I will not pretend to justify this espionage I carried on, and I will say openly that all these signs of a… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged… — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
COIL would very much like to see the creation of a newsgroup for minimal musics. We enjoy a wide spectrum of such… — John Balance Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be on screen not nailing an American accent. It's an insult to an American! There are plenty of… — Brenton Thwaites Copy Share Image
People get inspired to write, paint, draw, sing, sculpt, dance in many different ways. And there are many types of art. But… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share Image
It takes an awful lot of time for me to write anything. I have endless drafts, one after another; and I try… — James Dickey Copy Share Image
My key to living an inspired life involves Embracing my history, Understanding the function of expectations and gently learning to have none;… — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
While the TV show 'Rizzoli & Isles' may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
The influence of 'Hidden Fortress' comes up a lot because it was printed in a book once. The truth is, the only… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
You're My Inspiration Since the first day I met you, you've caught my attention and you were sick. Right away I wanted… — Auston Chavez Copy Share Image
Here above the farms and ranches of the Great Plains aviation lives up to the promise that inspired dreamers through the ages.… — Stephen Coonts Copy Share Image
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