474 quotes
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
I never said to be like me, I say to be like you and make a difference.
When you first start doing it, being on tour is inspiring, because you've never been anywhere.
Dean Ween
Musician · American · b. 1970