“I'd say people that really inspired me at first were like, Dustin Hoffman, Jim Carrey... serious Jim Carrey though.” PeopleFirstsSeriousInspired Author:Logan Lerman
“The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease.” YearsFirstsHeartI CanRealHandsFatherLossBreakDiseaseLosingYears AgoImportanceDiedSevenInspiredCyclesLoved OnesSeven YearsHeart DiseaseFather DiedLosing A Loved OneMy Father Died Author:Monica Potter
“When I first turned elite in gymnastics, when I was 14, that's when I really became more inspired than ever. I just always kept that in the back of my mind, and always thought about making the 2012 team.” MindFirstsTeamInspiredElitesGymnasticsOf My Mind Author:Aly Raisman
“I was staying with my sister and messing around with the guitar every day for my own amusement. Then she took me around and introduced me to Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Little Walter, and the first time I saw that onstage, it inspired me to play. I thought that was the world.” WorldFirstsLittlesPlayWaterMy OwnSawsFirst TimeInspiredGuitarStayingMy SisterAmusementJimmyRogerMuddy Author:Otis Rush
“The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.” FirstsStatesTodaySpiritDiesNationsBlackUnitedLibertyUnited StatesBloodIndependentIndependenceInspiredEmpoweringShedSolidarityUbuntuHaitiForefathersColombiaVenezuelaEcuador Author:Jean-Bertrand Aristide
“Mankind was never so happily inspired as when it made a cathedral: a thing as simple and specious as a statue to the first glance, and yet on examination, as lively and interesting as a forest in detail.” FirstsMadeHumanitySimpleInterestingMankindInspiredDetailsForestsGlancesStatuesExaminationLivelyCathedrals Author:Robert Louis Stevenson
“To understand a Bible text it takes an act of the Holy Spirit equal to the act that inspired the text in the first place. A revelation of the Holy Spirit in one glorious flash of inward illumination would teach you more of Jesus than five years in a theological seminary.” YearsFirstsSpiritReligionJesusChristianityTeachFiveHolyEqualInspiredHoly SpiritGloriousRevelationsFive YearsFlashInwardIlluminationTheologicalSeminary Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“Horror hostess, bondage goddess, Charles Addams cartoon comes to life, Vampire was every first-generation fanboy's wet dream. Scott Poole takes us on an unforgettable ride through the overlapping underworlds of B&D magazines, Hollywood noir, and early political liberation movements that inspired actress Maila Nurmi to challenge a postwar culture bent on stifling women's choices, bodies, and desires. This book is a subversive masterpiece.” FirstsBookDreamBodyPoliticalDesireChoicesCultureChallengesGenerationsMovementHorrorHollywoodInspiredActressesMagazinesVampireLiberationGoddessWetBentCartoonMasterpieceBondageNoirSubversiveUnderworldUnforgettableStiflingOverlappingHostessesWet Dreams Author:Sheri Holman