“I barely knew I wanted to be an artist. I liked my art classes and painting was fun, I guess, but I didn't realize that seeing the country was going to inspire me to further explore that... but that's what it did.” ArtCountryWantedArtistFunRealizingClassSeeingInspirePaintingArt Class Author:Edward Ruscha
“I’ve always been inspired by women, and my mission was to inspire women. I always wanted to become a certain kind of woman and I became that woman through fashion. It was a dialogue. I would see that the wrap dress made those women confident, and made them act with confidence.” KindMadeWantedCertainFashionInspireDressesInspiredMissionsDialogueWrapsInspire Women Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“I had the vision of creating my own camp to make sure I was teaching the campers what I wanted. Plus I picked other players that were good on the field and off so we could be great role models for these girls to look up to. I hope to inspire others and encourage them to go after their dreams.” LooksDreamWantedGirlMy OwnVisionRolesPlayerTeachingFieldsInspireCreatingModelsLook UpPlusCampsRole ModelsAnd OffInspire OthersCampersGreat Role Models Author:Jennie Finch
“When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote this huge long paper about how I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life, but that I wanted to make a difference and touch even if it was like one person's life... inspire them.” IfsPersonsLongIdeasWantedDifferencesInspireHugePaperNo IdeaMaking A DifferenceGradesEighth Grade Author:Shantel VanSanten
“All I ever wanted to do was music, and all I've ever asked, as I've gotten to know and discover the world more, is that God would use me in any way to encourage and inspire love and inspire people to bring and give love to each other.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayGivingUseWantedInspireUsing MeInspire Love Author:Stevie Wonder
“Just wanted to inspire my teammates. Obviously, I didn't do enough.” EnoughWantedInspireChampionshipTeammateNba ChampionshipsNba Finals Author:LeBron James
“I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.” PeopleWritingFirstsWantedFeltInspireChaptersInspire And Motivate Author:Common
“I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be Radiant -- to Radiate Life!” PeopleIfsGivingMayI CanHelpingWantedDesireChanceAdviceExampleInspirePrayingNeededUpliftingInterfereSuggestionsI PrayRadiantInferenceDictation Author:Elbert Hubbard
“I think that when you start your own business you have to be very clear on what you're passionate about and what your values are. I was very passionate about travel and I wanted to inspire other people. At the same time, I knew if I was going to start my own business, it was going to have to mirror my values, and I knew I was passionate about the environment and about sustainability.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantedValuesMy OwnClearEnvironmentInspireMirrorsPassionateSustainabilityOwn BusinessInspire Others Author:Omar Samra
“I just wanted to quit running. My coach, Tracy Walters, took me aside and told me that I had an opportunity few people ever get. He said that I could inspire the whole team because I was so small and unathletic.” PeopleSaidWholeRunningWantedOpportunityTeamInspireCoachesQuittingTracy Author:Gerry Lindgren
“I wanted to inspire people not to work under a bamboo ceiling. Whatever you are - yellow, black, white, brown - you don't have to allow your skin to define who you are or how you operate your business. There's not one face to anything.” PeopleWantedFacesBlackWhiteInspireSkinsWho You AreBrownYellowCeilingsBlack WhiteBamboo Author:Eddie Huang
“I never really set out to research any of these stories. I try to lead an interesting life though. I guess the closest I came to research was when I applied to work at the state mental institution in Austin, TX. I wanted to work the night shift like Ken Kesey did when he wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I thought that might inspire me to write a book that great.” WritingTryingBookStatesStoriesMightWantedNightInterestingInspireResearchInstitutionsClosestNestsFlewAustinCuckoosInteresting LifeNight ShiftOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Author:Arthur Bradford
“The environment itself was culturally a vacuum, in that there was simply nothing that would inspire me in the arts. But my parents were always very supportive of anything that I explored or wanted to do.” ArtWantedParentEnvironmentInspireSupportiveVacuums Author:Paul Smith
“As a physician who knows the importance of body image to our overall health, I wanted to have a way to inspire women to love their bodies no matter what size or shape they are. This is possible!!! And I know EXACTLY how to do this because I've done it myself and I've helped thousands of others to do the same thing. It's women's health at its most fundamental level!” KnowsWayMatterDoneBodyWantedLevelsInspireShapesImportanceNo Matter WhatFundamentalsSizePhysiciansBody ImageInspire WomenWomen's HealthOverall Health Author:Christiane Northrup
“Malcolm X finally became the person he was meant and raised to be. He fought against the forces of racism to return to that. Malcolm wanted to inspire other people to find their own strength.” PeoplePersonsWantedForceInspireReturnRacismRaisedInspire Others Author:Kekla Magoon
“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?” PeopleKnowsHelpingWantedInspireInvolvedVoteElectionKeep Moving ForwardRegister Author:Jello Biafra
“A year or so ago I went through all the people in my life and asked myself: does this person inspire me, genuinely love me and support me unconditionally? I wanted nothing but positive influences in my life.” PeopleYearsPersonsDoeWantedSupportInfluencePositiveInspireSupport MePositive Influence Author:Mena Suvari
“It all comes from the mind. I've seen the most incredible success stories because a person had a dream and it was so powerful no one could touch it. He'd feel it, believe it, think about it all day and night. That would inspire him to do things necessary to get the results he wanted.” ThinkingFeelsMindBelievePersonsStoriesDreamWantedNightResultsPowerfulVisionInspireIncrediblesDay And NightSuccess Stories Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger