Inspired Quotes - Page 33

• In my study I can lay my hand on the Bible in the pitch dark. All truly inspired ideas come from God. The powers from which all truly great composers like Mozart, Schubert, Bach and Beethoven drew their inspirations is the same power that enabled Jesus to do his miracles.

  Johannes Brahms

  Jesus, Inspiration, Dark

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• Find a model of great education in history and you will find a great teacher who inspired students to make the hard choice to study. Wherever you find such a teacher, you will also find self-motivated students who study hard. When students study hard, learning occurs.

  Oliver DeMille

  Teacher, Self, Choices

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• Amateurs write when they are inspired. Professionals are inspired when they write. This is a subtle but important distinction.

  Michael Hyatt

  Writing, Important, Subtle

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• God inspired in the heart of the pure Virgin Mary His own intense love for humility...It was this humility which attracted to her the countless graces which rendered her worthy to be the Mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth.

  John Eudes

  Mother, Queens, Humility

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• Like anybody else of my era, I listened to a whole lot of Michael Jackson. I guess I was probably inspired by the way he danced, and the way he sang, and his image.

  Ketch Secor

  Way, Eras, Whole

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I am really inspired by strong, badass, female characters. I would start with a revenge film, then ease into stories of badass everyday woman who make a difference in their own life for the better of people and environment around them. Stories of self realization.

  Alicia Sixtos

  Strong, Revenge, Badass

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• For my lifestyle, I believe in living 10 times below my means. As a result of that, I have the luxury of working only when I'm inspired.

  Romany Malco

  Believe, Mean, Luxury

  "Romany Malco Chats w/ S&A About “Think Like A Man,” Picking Projects, Black Cinema & More!". Interview with Vanessa Martinez, www.indiewire.com. May 7, 2012.

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• I was inspired by people like Joni Mitchell and Carole King and Stevie and "Storytellers." People that could really change the world with their lyric, no matter who sung the song, they had still been the source of that message. So that's what I really aim for.

  Emeli Sande

  Song, Kings, People

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• There's any number of DJs who have inspired me over the years. I don't actively go out in clubs, so I can't tell you if there's some hot new talent out there who everybody's aware of but I'm not.

  DJ Shadow

  Years, Numbers, Hot

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• A clothing company is making T-shirts inspired by Bernie Sanders with messages like 'Feel the Bern.' They were gonna make them for Lincoln Chafee too, but no one wants to wear a shirt that says 'Feel the Chafee.'

  Jimmy Fallon

  Want, Messages, T Shirt

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• Instead of discussing with myself every morning whether I feel inspired or not, I step into my office every day at nine sharp, open the window and politely ask the muse to enter and kiss me. Sometimes she comes in, more often she does not. But she can never claim that she hasn't found me waiting in the right place.

  Peter Prange

  Morning, Kissing, Office

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• I was inspired by a question that kept repeating itself in my mind: Could I really change my life? I'd spent so many days, weeks, months, and years thinking about doing things with my life, and now I wanted to know, if I committed to a goal and woke up every single day working hard at it, could I change my life?

  LIZ

  Thinking, Years, Goal

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• I have no desire to dress up my poetry and make it fancy. I want the poem to be as true as humanly possible to the feeling that inspired it. That's my only concern. Everything else seems wrong.

  Adelia Prado

  Feelings, Desire, Dresses

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• The fact that we have in our head coach, Lone Star Dietz, an Indian, together with several Indian players, has not, as may be suspected, inspired me to select the name Redskins.

  George Preston Marshall

  Stars, Player, Names

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• I was sitting alone in a grim mood - furious that the press attacked Senator Edwards on the price of a haircut. But it inspired me - from now on, all haircuts, etc., that are necessary and important for his campaign - please send the bills to me. ... It is a way to help our friend without government restrictions.

  Rachel Lambert Mellon

  Government, Important, Campaigns

  "The Worst Part of the Edwards Case" by Amy Davidson Sorkin, www.newyorker.com. June 3, 2011.

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• I'm sure that the meaning of the songs that I've written will change for me over the years, the same way that I can't even say what inspired some of the songs that I've been singing for a long time anymore.

  Angel Olsen

  Song, Years, Long

  Interview with Jayson Greene, pitchfork.com. January 24, 2014.

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• There are lots of good directors I would like to work with; I want to be inspired and challenged by them.

  Julian Ovenden

  Directors, Want, Be Inspired

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• I can't work on something if I don't believe in it. I love music, and I am inspired to work harder and spend more energy. I feel lucky that I was born with this passion.

  Carolina Kostner

  Believe, Hard Work, Passion

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• I have led the way for moving women from traditional roles to strategic positions and inspired girls and women throughout Africa to seek leadership positions.

  Dalia Grybauskaite

  Girl, Moving, Roles

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I absolutely love the balance between New York and Miami because I go to New York and I get so inspired and it's really busy and it's like the real city and then I come to Miami and I'm just in a happy place.

  Nina Agdal

  New York, Real, Cities

  Interview with David Morris, www.askmen.com. December 20, 2014.

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• When talking with a set designer the dialogue is more centered on locations, interior design, what I like and what doesn't work. There is a certain taste I'm drawn to and feel inspired by, and finding that inspiration is what keeps the conversation moving forward.

  Marc Forster

  Moving, Inspiration, Talking

  Interview with Octavio Molina, www.askmen.com. August 30, 2014.

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• All movements begin and end, and all have been inspired by others that have come before them. They evolve and then deconstruct again. There are very few designers whose aesthetic I'm drawn to on a personal level. However, that's different from the ways in which I might dress the characters in my films.

  Marc Forster

  Character, Dresses, Different

  Interview with Octavio Molina, www.askmen.com.

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• I've heard so many stories of young girls watching the Olympics and being inspired by it, and they want to do it now, and that's really cool.

  Allyson Felix

  Girl, Stories, Want

  "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. October 25, 2012.

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• Touring with Brian May was like a dream come true that happened early in my career. He inspired me with the way he harmonized and layered his guitar sounds.

  Gary Hoey

  Dream, Guitar, Careers

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• In poor environment, I find great inspiration. Many of the men and women whom I admire as artists, the things they write, the songs they sing, the admission is filled with inspired moments to overcome oppression.

  Harry Belafonte

  Song, Inspiration, Writing

  Source: www.pbs.org

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