“I pass for a hypersensitive, reclusive neurotic, which I may well be, but I hope the year won't come when my anxieties and fatigue will destroy my love of this life, of all the things that inspire me--a line of music, a face in a Vermeer portrait, a character in an opera, or a model born in Harlem.” YearsWellsMayCharacterFacesBornLinesInspireAnxietyModelsThis LifeOperaPortraitsFatigueNeuroticHarlemVermeer Book:Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Costume Source: Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Costume
“I write a little something every day, even though I don't write a song [every day]. Everything inspires me. I'll come up with a line, or somebody will say something that will trigger something.” WritingLittlesSongLinesInspireCome UpTriggers Author:Dolly Parton
“Showing weakness will encourage your opponents. It inspires them. It encourages them to hit harder. To come faster. But when you don't show any fear, or when you don't show any hurt, you have the opportunity to discourage your opponent. You discourage your enemies. The bottom line is, if you think properly, you don't even have to think about all of that. All you have to think about is that guy across from me is human, and so am I. And he'll never out-work me. He'll never out-think me. And if you can't out-work me, and you can't out-think me, you'll never beat me.” IfsThinkingHumansShowsGuyOpportunityHurtLinesEnemyInspireBeatsWeaknessHarderBottomFasterOpponentsBottom LineDiscouragingThat Guy Author:Jim Brown
“I'm inspired by lines, by shapes, when I see a dress on a person, when I see a beauty in a face, whether it's a man from an ancient culture or a beautiful young model. So what inspires me? Life inspires me.” MenPersonsBeautifulFacesYoungCultureLinesInspireShapesModelsDressesInspiredAncient Author:Russell James
“I think bravery is when you're willing to really put yourself on the line and maybe lose out, financially - and be able to say exactly what motivates you and what inspires you and what you find completely unacceptable in humanity and in culture.” ThinkingAbleHumanityCultureLosesLinesInspireWillingBravery Author:Sandra Bernhard
“Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.” PeopleInspirationalTwoInspirationMotivationalMotivationGuyNextCan DoLinesInspireExcitement Book:Iacocca: An Autobiography Source: Iacocca: An Autobiography
“Is it possible Hanukkah doesn't inspire folksy songs? Plot lines may be a part. The Christmas story has a lot of material to work with. There's Jesus and his birth, the wise men, their gifts and tons of frankincense.” MenMayStoriesSongJesusLinesWiseInspireMaterialsBirthPlotHanukkahPlot LinesFrankincense Author:Matisyahu
“There is a continuum that runs from character to productivity. Who you are and what you believe make a difference to those who look to you for leadership. The values you live will reach the bottom line of your company.” BelieveLooksCharacterRunningValuesChallengesDifferencesLinesCompanyInspireWho You AreBottomProductivityMaking A DifferenceProvokingBottom LineContinuum Author:Walter Wright