“I see where we are starting to pay some attention to our neighbors to the south. We could never understand why Mexico wasn't just crazy about us, for we have always had their good will, and oil and minerals, at heart” HeartInspirationPayAttentionCrazySouthStartingOilNeighborMexicoGood WillMineralsWhy Me Author:Will Rogers
“The inspiration for my work comes from areas spanning the stark regions of Newfoundland to the lush and fertile valleys of the South. The landscapes offer me form; the people I've met in these places give them color.” PeopleGivingInspirationFormColorMetsOffersAreasSouthLandscapeRegionsValleysStarksFertileLush Author:Peter Sculthorpe
“Working in South Africa and the people in Johannesburg get under your skin. It stays with you. It's a place I want to take my children back to. It's a place that filled me with great joy and inspiration but also sadness. I think it's one of the most complex places on the planet.” PeopleThinkingWantChildrenInspirationJoySadnessPlanetsSkinsFilledSouthComplexesMy ChildrenSouth AfricaGreat JoyJohannesburg Author:Ryan Phillippe
“Being a military child, we moved a lot and we developed different vernaculars from moving from the south, to the Midwest, and seeing the world. Going from New York to California and from Jamaica Queens to the South, I was always the new kid, or had the army crew haircut. I expected people to pick up on me. My brother kinda stole all of my old jokes. He got his inspiration from me.” PeopleWorldChildrenDifferentInspirationKidsMovingSeeingMilitaryNew YorkBrotherJokesPicksArmyMovedSouthExpectedCaliforniaQueensMy BrotherCrewHaircutsSeeing The WorldMidwestJamaicaOld Jokes Author:Joe Torry
“South Central Los Angeles [is the] home of the drive-thru and the drive-by. Funny thing is, the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys.” PeopleHomeInspirationMotivationSouthKillingLos AngelesFunny ThingsDrive Thru Author:Ron Finley
“There are stories of Maui everywhere in the South Pacific. They're different. Different areas have different interpretations. But and so we [with John Musker] fashioned, that was kind of the inspiration and we came up with a very simple basic storyline, focusing on Maui.” KindDifferentStoriesInspirationSimpleAreasSouthInterpretationPacificStorylineMauiDifferent Interpretations Author:Ron Clements
“My family was into music. My dad was into music down south. My mom and grandmother were into gospel music so there were all types. That was my inspiration.” InspirationMomTypeDadMy FamilySouthMy DadMy MomGrandmotherGospel Music Author:Joe Louis Walker