Inspire Quotes - Page 25

• The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom.

  Gordon Gee

  Art, Soul, Firsts

  "Of Leibovitz and Lear" by E. Gordon Gee, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 27, 2012.

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• I think the Lower East Side inspires me. That whole neighborhood, a lot of the people that I worked with, seeing what we've gone through in life, being given an opportunity to understand who I am; my identity, my culture, and my roots.

  Luis Guzman

  Opportunity, Thinking, Who I Am

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• You're not going to do good work if you're not choosing something because it inspires you.

  Maggie Gyllenhaal

  Good Work, Ifs

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• I think that we live in a time where it's easier to be suspicious of dedicated men and women, people dedicated to their craft, because the world around them inspires them to be lazy. It inspires them to be negative. It inspires them to be snarky.

  Ryan Adams

  Men, Thinking, People

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What inspires a poem for me is usually a moment.

  Sherman Alexie

  Moments

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• I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you.

  Chadwick Boseman

  New York, Writing, Artist

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Making movies can be a creative exciting project for director and rest of staff.

  Philip Kaufman

  Creative, Directors, Students

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• If i'm not with somebody who really excites or inspires me, then I'd rather be by myself.

  Blake Lively

  Enthusiasm, Lively, Ifs

  "Blake Lively: Savage Blonde". Interview with Nina Garcia, www.marieclaire.com. June 11, 2012.

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• Dancing on 'Dancing With The Stars' really broadened my fan base. I jumped off the stage backwards one week, and so many women come up to me now and say, 'You're so brave. I can't believe you put yourself out there like that'. If that inspires some girl out there, then great, because boys aren't the only ones who get to have fun. We get to have fun too.

  Monique Coleman

  Girl, Stars, Fun

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• I get to know my regular fans, and they inspire me.

  Paloma Faith

  Fans, Knows

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• I like playing the contrasting roles. It what inspires me to act. If I look back on my career I am happy that I have gotten to play a wide variety of different roles, from Mike Dexter, to Van Ray in Fast Lane, to Dr. Cullen to Coop.

  Peter Facinelli

  Play, Careers, Rays

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• For me, style is about how you feel that day and what inspires you, as well as taking chances and making mistakes. Everything has to be comfortable. If things are too tight or too constricting, I feel out of my element.

  Dree Hemingway

  Mistake, Style, Elements

  "Dree Hemingway on Her Breakout Film Role in 'Starlet'". Interview with Ashley Terrill, www.elle.com. November 9, 2012.

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• If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.

  Ben Harper

  Play, Inspired, Ifs

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• Women who have strong identities, who know themselves, really inspire me.

  Lianne La Havas

  Strong, Identity, Knows

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• I didn't want to be the archetypal sponging brother-in-law, so I didn't go into acting when I got to the States. I thought, 'No, I'll go to school and then I'll be an English teacher; that'll be fun.' But I was horrible as a teacher. As hard as I tried, I just couldn't inspire those kids to take an interest in Milton and Shakespeare and Donne.

  John Mahoney

  Teacher, Brother, Fun

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• Music should be healing. Music should uplift the soul. Music should inspire.

  Hazrat Inayat Khan

  Music, Uplifting, Healing

  Hazrat Inayat Khan (1960). “The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan: Sufi Mysticism”, p.351, Library of Alexandria

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• I'm thrilled to continue my partnership with U by Kotex for Generation Know while helping to empower girls. I've always been a motivational resource for my younger sisters and hope I can positively impact and inspire other young girls too.

  Khloe Kardashian

  Girl, Impact, Empowering

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• What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

  Robert Moog

  Opportunity, Thinking, Done

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• Just knowing that through my music I actually inspire people is amazing for me and I find it very heartwarming.

  Thia Megia

  Knowing, People, Heartwarming

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• RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.

  Frances O'Grady

  Believe, Unique, Possibility Of Change

  "Citzens before corporations". www.theguardian.com. July 20, 2009.

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• What inspires me most to write is the act of traveling.

  Tea Obreht

  Writing

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• I barely knew I wanted to be an artist. I liked my art classes and painting was fun, I guess, but I didn't realize that seeing the country was going to inspire me to further explore that... but that's what it did.

  Edward Ruscha

  Country, Art, Fun

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• You walk into the playgrounds in Shanghai and Beijing, and you see youngsters who are shorter, shaking and baking and having attitude. And Jeremy Lin is going to inspire all of them.

  David Stern

  Attitude, Baking, Beijing

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• Meditate. Inspire others. Spend time by yourself. Manage your career properly. Work at something constructive, that doesn't injure others, and put your full attention into it.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Careers, Balance

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• Whenever you take the time to inspire someone, to aid them in their inner search, you'll find energy will come back to you - unless you are ego tripping or you are trying to manipulate them.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Ego, Balance

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