“No president in history has been more vilified or was more vilivied during the time he was President than Lincoln. Those who knew him, his secretaries, have written that he was deeply hurt by what was said about him and drawn about him, but on the other hand, Lincoln had the great strength of character never to display it, always able to stand tall and strong and firm no matter how harsh or unfair the criticism might be. These elements of greatness, of course, inspire us all today.” Has BeensSaidMatterCharacterHandsMightTodayAbleCoursesStrongPresidentHurtWrittenStrengthGreatnessInspireElementsCriticismFirmTallDisplayUnfairSecretaryHarshStrength Of CharacterDeeply Hurt Author:Richard M. Nixon
“True, the fragile bodies of his fellows do not weigh down his plane; true, the fretful minds of weaker men are missing from his crowded cabin; but as his airship keeps its course he holds communion with those rare spirits that inspire to intrepidity and by their sustaining potency give strength to arm, resource to mind, content to soul. Alone? With what other companions would man fly to whom the choice were given?” MenGivingMindSoulBodySpiritChoicesCoursesGivenMissingInspireArmsResourcesFellowsPlanesCompanionFragileCommunionCrowdedSustainingCabinsPotencyAirships Author:Charles Lindbergh
“I think art can really serve to inspire a movement - and, of course, it has in the past. The Civil Rights movement wouldn't have the same resonance without the songs from everyone from Pete Seeger to Odetta to James Brown.” ThinkingArtPastSongCoursesRightsMovementInspireCivil RightsBrownCivil Rights MovementResonance Author:Saul Williams
“I am a rock & roll man, and therefore, a denim man. Musicians of any era - whether it be The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Rage Against the Machine, or, of course, Madonna - will inspire fashion. And we in turn will inspire them.” MenTurnsCoursesRocksFashionInspireMusicianStonesMachinesRageErasRollingRolling StonesDenimRage Against The Machine Author:Renzo Rosso
“You can always find a way to do something. Now, of course, when I do the action, it's an action that inspires people, it's a gift to people, it's not the other way around, I do not take something, I do not hurt people. Yes, I think today would be more than impossible and yet part of me would think that I continue to think that nothing is impossible.” PeopleThinkingWayWould BeTodayActionCoursesHurtImpossibleInspireNothing Is Impossible Author:Philippe Petit
“But when there were certain moments or scenes that required a very specific nuance or performance, I myself would act out the scene or the sequence and that would inspire the actors. Of course, I can't really express emotions on camera, but I was very active in showing a certain action or a blocking for an actor. I would also participate in certain stunts myself and because of that, I would get bruises or cuts on my knees and elbows.” I CanMomentsActionCertainCoursesActorsEmotionCuttingInspireScenePerformancesCamerasActiveBlockKneesSequenceNuanceElbowsBruises Author:Kim Jee-woon
“There is Carrie Underwood, of course Miranda Lambert, and Taylor Swift - the three blondes in country music. They inspire me a lot, and just watching them perform and just be superstars is a big inspiration to me and it helps me learn.” CountryHelpingBigsInspirationThreeCoursesInspireHelp MeCarrieSuperstarMiranda Author:Danielle Bradbery
“Maybe, through the stories I share about my life and others and the medical research that has been dedicated to the world of positive psychology, they'll relate to the power of a positive perspective and change the world one person at a time. Pipe dream, of course, but I love the thought of being given the chance to inspire!” WorldPersonsHas BeensStoriesDreamCoursesGivenChancePsychologyShareInspirePerspectiveResearchMedicalRelateChanging The WorldDedicatedPipePositive PsychologyMedical ResearchPipe DreamsPositive Perspective Author:Trista Sutter
“Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.” MenShouldHas BeensChristianReligionCoursesInspireToleranceKeep Moving Forward Author:Voltaire
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” ShouldMeanRealEarthCoursesInspireHappeningsLife ChangingHarry PotterPottersChildren's BooksHarry Potter MovieHarry Potter SeriesDeathly HallowsHarry Potter InspiringInspirational Harry PotterMemorable Harry PotterGreat Harry PotterDumbledore InspirationalHarry Potter BirthdayHarry Potter Film Author:J. K. Rowling
“FOCUS - Follow One Course Until Successful” InspirationalInspirationSuccessCoursesSuccessfulFocusInspireBusiness SuccessFollow Your DreamsStay Focused Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“Without the changed conditions, the product of a lost war, a revolution and a pervasive sense of national humiliation, Hitler would have remained a nobody. His main ability by far, as he came to realise during the course of 1919, was that in the prevailing circumstances he could inspire an audience which shared his basic political feelings, by the way he spoke, by the force of his rhetoric, by the very power of his prejudice, by the conviction he conveyed that there was a way out of Germany's plight.” WayWarFeelingsPoliticalCoursesLostForceAbilityHistoryAudienceConditionsChangedInspireProductsRevolutionCircumstancesPrejudiceConvictionGermanySpokesRealisingRhetoricHumiliationNazismPrevailingNazi GermanyPlight Author:Ian Kershaw
“People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live.” PeopleLongMatterCoursesGrowsFreedomInspireLike YouMortals Book:Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives Source: Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives
“Whatever the source of the leader's ideas, he cannot inspire his people unless he expresses vivid goals which in some sense they want. Of course, the more closely he meets their needs, the less "persuasive" he has to be, but in no case does it make sense to speak as if his role is force submission. Rather it is to strengthen and uplift, to make people feel that they are the origins, not the pawns, of the socio-political system.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantNeedsFeelsDoeIdeasPoliticalCoursesSpeakForceGoalLeaderRolesCasesInspireSourceUpliftingMake SenseSubmissionVividPolitical SystemsPawnsPersuasive Author:David McClelland
“You know, I have found in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.” KnowsLifeLongCoursesFoundHurtInspirePublic LifeHurt Me Author:Calvin Coolidge