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It's important to be informed but I also think it's important to be inspired. I'm creating a space where people can be inspired.
That is the mystery: Reading Henry James can yield prose that is contrary to James, yet inspired by him. Who can understand this?
I relate to all of my songs and I'm inspired by everything going on around me. Music comes from all different aspects of my life.
I am inspired by the lives of good and faithful women. From the beginning of time, the Lord has placed significant trust in them.
[M]yths are not invented as stories are. Myths are inspired-they really are. They come from the same realm that dream comes from.
All prophecy is based on a revelation from God, but always operates at a lower level of authority than that of inspired Scripture.
Lincoln did but pour the soul of the nation into the monumental act of universal liberty; and that soul was inspired by the gospel.
I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired.
Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing when I was a kid, but Dr. Seuss inspired me to try cauliflower!
Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the time of those albums.
Human rights is something that wasn't hard to be inspired to write about because there have been so many violations of those rights.
Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.
I was inspired by my life. I was inspired by the lives of many women doctors around me. So [Memoirs of a Woman Doctor ] is a mixture.
To see people laughing or crying or listening, then being inspired to do their own thing? I can't think of anything better than that.
I had no aspirations to be part of American cinema... I was really a Europe-based person, and those were the films I was inspired by.
We weren't rich people, but my parents and I shared an interest in the theater and so we went a lot. And that definitely inspired me.
Growing up, I'd watch 'The Cosby Show' and 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air;' I'd look at the little brown girls and be inspired by them.
Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.
Don't idolize anyone if you can. You know, be inspired by people, certainly, but don't idolize people... Because they'll let you down.
To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself.
I write all the time, even if it means recording in the hotel room. I write on the plane, anywhere, anytime I'm inspired or have ideas.
People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability.
I don't want people to be inspired or offended by what I do. If you determine your behavior by what [other people] want, you're screwed.
I'm inspired by everything that goes on around me. I'm a sponge. I'm very analytical. I notice the things that most people don't notice.
The songs are inspired by my experiences. Sometimes they are more than my real-life and, conversely, my life is more than just my songs.
I would always cast Meryl Streep for everything. I would do with something inspired by the work of Guy Bourdin, my favorite photographer.
I'm inspired by many different things. Often, I'm inspired by experiences I've had, books I've read, people I've met, stories I've heard.
I have known some magnificent young people who died very young but had wonderful lives and inspired many people by their short existence.
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
I am inspired by so much. I am inspired by women, of course - beautiful women. I am also inspired by not so beautiful things in the world.
If I'm inspired to make a certain kind of song, I'm going to make that kind of song, no matter if it's what they know me as or think I am.
The guy may be totally motivated, connected and inspired, but if he doesn't know how to do it, he's not the guy to take out your appendix.
People come up to me and tell me how I changed their life and I've inspired them. And they tell me their stories, and that keeps me going.
When somebody gives their testimony or tells their story, the next person can be motivated or inspired by it. That's all I'm trying to do.
The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself cloddish.
In the '80s, Ronald Reagan inspired me to become politicized, because I grew up in that era when everything I cared about was under attack.
I grew up in a family that was committed to service, to reaching out and helping others. That's what inspired me to work in public service.
When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
The usual picture of Socrates is of an ugly little plebeian who inspired a handsome young nobleman to write long dialogues on large topics.
A part of 'Happy New Year' is inspired by western pop culture, the pop music videos of Michael Jackson, Madonna and Duran Duran in the '80s.
I just keep getting inspired to believe that dreams come true and anything can happen, 'cause I've watched so many impossible things happen.
The key [to sharing the gospel] is that you be inspired of God, that you ask Him for direction and then go and do as the Spirit prompts you.
I'm particularly inspired by pristine locations. I enjoy working in areas where one can travel for miles without seeing any human influence.
Photography was inspired by painting, cinema by theatre and photography, I don't believe that any new art form was ever created from scratch.
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 something, it just happens.
I've always been inspired by Don Quixote as a role model of sorts, of the power of books to sort of make you insane in maybe a beautiful way.
My weakness is 'American Idol.' My husband thinks it's ridiculous. But I am so inspired by those young people who are singing their guts out.
I think my confidence offends a lot of people, but I think people should learn from it and be inspired by it, instead of finding it offensive.
The attack on Clinton on terrorism is entirely politically inspired by the right-wing of the Republicans, and has no basis in fact whatsoever.
I feel honored to be a part of something that provided people with entertainment and that inspired conversations. I feel very, very fortunate.