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You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.

Carly Simon

Musician · American · b. 1945

Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration.

Duncan Sheik

Musician · American · b. 1969

I have inspiration and feelings of being alive most every day I live.

Judy Collins

Musician · American · b. 1939

What Fred Lebow went through was an inspiration for me. You have to set goals for yourself.

Grete Waitz

Athlete · Norwegian · b. 1953

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

Michael Bolton

Musician · American · b. 1954

I'm incredibly impressed by people who organize to achieve a goal, and believe that they can make a difference and then go ahead and do just that. I think it's incredible.

Fiona Apple

Musician · American · b. 1977

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.

John Philip Sousa

Musician · American · 1854 – 1932

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.

Carole King

Musician · American · b. 1942

I know it shouldn't make a difference, but crossing the dateline, we weren't sure what day it was - it was very strange. Now, I seem to cope with it better.

Phil Collins

Musician · English · b. 1951

If you care enough, you make a difference.

Loretta Swit

Actress · American · b. 1937

The top players talk more now, and we have more meetings. We're just trying to get things better. But we still need somebody who could make a difference.

Martina Hingis

Athlete · Czechoslovakian · b. 1980

Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.

Robin Gibb

Musician · English · b. 1949

I'd like to provide information, inspiration, and access to whatever goods and services are needed to make it super easy for everyone to change their lifestyle to a sustainable one.

Daryl Hannah

Actress · American · b. 1960

Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her - her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class.

Beyonce Knowles

Musician · American · b. 1981

It's nice when they say I inspire them, it inspires me.

Lita Ford

Musician · American · b. 1958

It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout.

Cheryl Tiegs

Model · American · b. 1947

Coming from a small town it was tough to dream big. When I grew up in a small town in Georgia, my biggest dream was one day to be able to go to Atlanta.

Herschel Walker

Athlete · American · b. 1962

Yes, across the board, these gentlemen understand they have the power to make a difference and even educate people to injustices that are occurring in their worlds.

Alexis Arguello

Athlete · Nicaraguan · b. 1952

After you've done it for so many years, you have to find a new direction. You have to find something in your soul that's going to push you towards - to find your inspiration.

Elvis Stojko

Athlete · Canadian · b. 1972

I seem to always inspire a strong reaction one way or the other.

Nathan Lane

Actor · American · b. 1956

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.

Clay Aiken

Musician · American · b. 1978

Before I do anything, I think, well what hasn't been seen. Sometimes, that turns out to be something ghastly and not fit for society. And sometimes that inspiration becomes something that's really worthwhile.

Jim Carrey

Comedian · Canadian · b. 1962

I think at one time every drummer wanted to play like Krupa or wanted to win a Gene Krupa drum contest. This is the big inspiration for drummers and naturally it has to be the same way for me.

Buddy Rich

Musician · American · 1917 – 1987

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.

Ben Harper

Musician · American · b. 1969

This CD became something of a personal journey for me. The tone of the whole CD is uplifting and inspirational. It's an upper. We have enough downers in the world.

Roma Downey

Actress · Irish · b. 1960

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.

Martha Graham

Dancer · American · 1894 – 1991

I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference.

David Friedman

Actor · b. 1973

It was a very emotional dinner... Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried to remain positive.

Lil' Kim

Musician · American · b. 1975

You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke.

Ed Harris

Actor · American · b. 1950

This was all the inspiration it took: We put 100 percent of ourselves in the lines. We personally take care of everything, from fulfillment to answering the mail.

Connie Sellecca

Actress · American · b. 1955

Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, the girls who just tell me that I'm an inspiration to them, for one reason or another.

Wanda Jackson

Musician · American · b. 1937

I got involved because I wanted to help inspire more people to get off their butts and register and vote - not just in this election, but in every other election from now on, you know?

Jello Biafra

Musician · American · b. 1958

The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

Carter Burwell

Composer · American · b. 1955

Find out what's really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.

Marilyn Manson

Musician · American · b. 1969

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

Clay Aiken

Musician · American · b. 1978

Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention.

Rick Allen

Musician · b. 1963

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

Kristi Yamaguchi

Athlete · American · b. 1971

One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.

Wayne Newton

Musician · American · b. 1942

For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.

Sean Lennon

Musician · American · b. 1975

The groups, though, were my inspiration way back then. I liked Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers.

Eddie Floyd

Musician · American · b. 1935

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.

Laura Dern

Actress · American · b. 1967

One of the things I try to be very careful of is not taking a movie when I know I have no inspiration left.

Trevor Rabin

Musician · South African · b. 1955

It's inevitable that if you do okay on something like that you don't just annoy people, that it will make a difference because it seemed like such a lot of people so, yes I would have to say that it has done.

Jo Brand

Comedian · British · b. 1957

I definitely want to be involved but only while I think I can make a contribution and I make a difference.

Kenny Cunningham

Athlete · Irish · b. 1971

I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz.

Sonny Rollins

Musician · American · b. 1930

When you're younger, your inspiration is there. As you get older, it tends to waver. Once you find it - I found it again - that's where you can draw from. That's where you draw your strength from.

Elvis Stojko

Athlete · Canadian · b. 1972

I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.

Marilyn Manson

Musician · American · b. 1969

When you first start doing it, being on tour is inspiring, because you've never been anywhere.

Dean Ween

Musician · American · b. 1970

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