“My goal onstage is to always have people leave feeling that they received something very special, an inspired feeling that they can take with them and into their lives. That's what the artists I love have always done for me and that's what I have always admired and tried to emulate in my own performances. I still believe that music stands alone in its power to communicate "spirit", whatever that might mean to any given fan. It's a mystery and it's something I still find so exciting and challenging at the same time.” PeopleBelieveMeanDoneFeelingsSpiritArtistGoalChallengesMysterySpecialExcitingInspiredCommunicateStand AloneI Still Believe Author:Edward Kowalczyk
“I don't know if I will ever get sick of performing a song called 'Feels Like Loneliness' from Evolution. It's inspired by one of my favorite songs, 'Fever' by Peggy Lee. It's got a jazzy feel to it and I'm always able to put on a bit of character when I sing it, which is fun.” CharacterSongFunEvolutionSickInspiredMy FavoritePerformingFavorite Song Author:Sabrina Carpenter
“I think that if you see that people are laughing, you know they haven't given up hope. You see that people are laughing because everyone has identified the collective hypocrisy of a law or of a politician who is crafting those laws. It's really nice to know that you can have a range of emotion on an issue. You can feel outrage, you can feel sadness, you can find humor, and all of those things are part of coping and dealing, and really, they give you an inspired way of moving forward as you fight.” PeopleThinkingGivingMovingFightingEmotionLaughingNiceSadnessPoliticianInspiredMoving ForwardHypocrisyCopingReally Nice Author:Lizz Winstead
“I can be inspired by anything. It can be from an artist, I love Georgia O'Keefe, de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Lichtenstein, Koons- I love them all. I can be inspired by an artist, a dream, something that I pass by, I was even inspired by a commercial! A commercial of whale war- I was so sad that people were killing whales to extinction, so I made a painting of that. So I can really be inspired by a lot of things.” PeopleDreamArtistPaintingInspiredKillingSo Sad Author:Autumn de Forest
“All prophecy is based on a revelation from God, but always operates at a lower level of authority than that of inspired Scripture.” AuthorityInspiredScriptureRevelationsProphecy Author:Sam Storms
“I've noticed that most authors who are pastors or speakers write books whose message is derived from a sermon series they did at their church. I guess my process is similar except that instead of a sermon, the genesis of the idea is found in the form of a three-minute song. And many of my songs have been inspired by the true stories and testimonies of people who've written to me from all over the world.” PeopleWorldWritingBookSongChurchInspiredSpeakersPastorTestimonyGenesisTrue Story Author:Matthew West
“Women can feel inspired by the story. People who haven't been traditionally given a chance to use their skills or shine are given a chance, and they prevail.” PeopleChanceShiningInspired Author:Geena Davis
“It's one of the reasons why Spider-Man: Homecoming is so exciting. Because it's a new genre for us, a new character, the first time that Spider-Man is in our cinematic universe and you can see what he was meant to be in the comics. He's such a young teenager in comparison to these other heroes. But I think, because we're film fans who go and see everything, it's much more natural that you're inspired by other work. And then of course that influences your work, and the way you make films.” ThinkingReasonCharacterFilmUniverseNaturalInfluenceHeroFirst TimeExcitingInspiredTeenagerComparisonMeant To BeHomecoming Author:Kevin Feige
“There's nothing more disheartening than seeing a movie and going oh, that doesn't work, or it didn't inspire us. Versus seeing a movie that is 'this is so awesome!'. Oftentimes, a really good movie just inspired you to go and make movies!” InspireInspiredGood Movie Author:Kevin Feige
“I have all of Elizabeth Lowell's first editions. I love these books. They are among my most treasured possessions. I have carried them in boxes through college, law school, apartments and then houses. They have seen me through my darkest moments and inspired me to my greatest joys. I sometimes get scared thinking what would have happened to me if I hadn't started writing. I literally cannot imagine another life. And Elizabeth Lowell played a huge part in getting me on the right path.” ThinkingWritingBookSometimesMomentsSchoolJoyHousePathImagineCollegeInspiredScaredPossessionApartmentLaw School Author:J.R. Ward
“My parents, and their interest in making the world a better place for more people inspired me.” PeopleWorldParentInterestInspired Author:Philip Kotler
“Sometimes things fall in your lap and sometimes you really carve them out. I've found that songs I really like can happen both ways. I've also been trying to learn when to step away and take a break and when to keep pushing through. For me it's a delicate balance of staying inspired and staying consistent, and I'm still trying to figure it out.” TryingSometimesSongFallBreakBalanceInspiredConsistentDelicate Author:Ben Rector
“Any art that you are playing based on effort, loses something. I think that most of the time it should be something that happens, and you are inspired, and you just feel and follow your instincts. The best chiseled sculptures happen when the sculptor looks at the stone and says "I saw this sculpture in the stone, and I had to get it out." It's not contrived.” ThinkingArtEffortInstinctInspired Author:Patrick Stump
“I agree that we should regard all books of the Bible as equally inspired - and important. But some come into sharp focus at certain times, as particularly relevant and sharp in what they have to say to our culture at any given moment of history. And Jeremiah is a book for our times.” ImportantBookMomentsCultureFocusAgreeInspiredRelevant Author:Christopher J. H. Wright
“I am super inspired by the Grand Canyon. Looking at nature and observing what it does even looking at a little seed, is impressive. I have a couple of plants at home and you see how they grow ... it's just like, "Whoa!" I'm really inspired by the newness of humans and nature, I think it's really cool.” ThinkingHomeCouplePlantInspiredObservingImpressiveReally CoolNewness Author:Kissey
“I'm more of an actor than a boxer really. That's what I do in my life. I'm inspired by those real people that surround me: my family... I always say that I don't have friends, only brothers, and that's it. That's why I'm always real and free because I'm inspired by the people that trust me, and who I trust in. We are just free when we are together.” PeopleRealTogetherBrotherMy FamilyInspiredSurroundTrust Me Author:Fabio Gatti
“The best thing you can do with actors is collaborate with them. My job is to inspire them to give their best. And they're only inspired if they feel they are part of the creative process, otherwise they'll shut down. So my goal is always to ask people what they would like to do before I even say my opinion. I usually don't know anything until I see it. I'm a fetish filmmaker - I make films based on what I want to see.” PeopleGivingFilmGoalOpinionCreativeInspireInspiredFilmmakerCreative Process Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I think one of the reasons that we are able to actually keep making music that we want to make, and that we're inspired by, is because there is a certain amount of instability constantly, and I think that mirrors the instability of any given life.” ThinkingReasonInspiredInstability Author:Carrie Brownstein
“The best advice came from my manager, Anne, who told me to never compare myself to other people and to be true to myself. There's so many talented people out there in the world of music it can be intimidating, and she taught me to be inspired by talent and not scared of it.” PeopleWorldAdviceTalentInspiredScaredBeing TrueCompareIntimidatingBest Advice Author:Roxanne Emery
“The ideals and the values of the United States inspired the entire world. I don't think any of us can say that our standing in the world now, the way children around the world look at the United States, is the same. And part of what we need to do is to send a message to the world that we are going to invest in issues like education, we are going to invest in issues that relate to how ordinary people are able to live out their dreams. And that is something that I'm going to be committed to as president of the United States.” PeopleThinkingWorldChildrenDreamValuesPresidentInspiredCommittedOrdinary People Author:Barack Obama
“I'm really inspired right now by a lot of the actors and actresses who are pursuing storytelling outside of just acting. They're writing, producing, they are creating their own material. That's really exciting to me. It feels like the possibilities are endless as far the things that you can make and even where they can be shown.” WritingActingPossibilityExcitingInspiredStorytelling Author:Cynthia Addai-Robinson
“To me, All About Steve movie is sweet-natured and sweet-hearted, and I can't get enough sweet-hearted movies. I want to be inspired right now. I think things are pretty tough in the world. And people at the première were loving it - I mean, loving it! So I'm so sorry to hear people saying that it is the worst movie of 2009. I don't buy it at all.” PeopleThinkingWorldMeanEnoughWorstToughInspiredSorry Author:Beth Grant
“My brother was told that he wouldn't walk, that he wouldn't be able to play drums, that he wouldn't be able to race a car - and he's done all those things. He's defied the odds, defied disability. I look at him and I'm so inspired, by his mentality and by how incredible the body and the mind are. There's really nothing you can't do. My brother has proved that.” MindDoneCarBrotherInspiredIncrediblesMy BrotherDisabilityMentality Author:Lewis Hamilton
“In the last few decades we have seen the extraordinary rise of ecosocialist movements around the world inspired in large part by Marx's ecological critique of political economy. Marx was indeed influenced by some of the earliest attempts to develop what we now call an ecological-systems view, rooted in the concept of metabolism. Building on this perspective, Marx defined socialism as the rational regulation by the associated producers of the metabolism between society and nature in such a way as to conserve energy and to promote the satisfaction of human needs.” WorldPoliticalEnergyEconomyBuildingPerspectiveExtraordinaryInspiredSocialismRationalProducersCritiqueEcological Author:John Bellamy Foster
“I think the beauty of the film industry is that if another person tries to become another person or act like another person or imitate another person, they don't really get too far. When that person starts to realize who they are and what they can bring to the table, they start to blossom and grow. With that, it's not so much me looking towards my predecessors who have paved the way in the industry - it's more getting inspired. I get little bits and pieces of what I can take from any and everybody.” ThinkingTryingFilmRealizingInspiredBits And Pieces Author:Ryan Guzman
“I feel like if we stopped pushing people away in trying to get to the top, we could work together. My goal is to start with my family and my friends, progressively get better and create opportunities for them to express themselves and become happy people, then have them affect the people they're around. [I want to] create this growing effect of positivity and inspired a willingness to overcome any obstacles that are in front of you, whether it be from our government or from our daily lives.” PeopleTryingTogetherOpportunityGoalMy FamilyOvercomingInspiredPositivityObstaclesGet BetterWorking TogetherDaily LifeWillingnessHappy People Author:Ryan Guzman
“Why are you uncomfortable with the supernaturalist worldview of the biblical writers? Evangelicals don't want to just say, "Well, the inspired writers were wrong about some of their beliefs about the spiritual world and its inhabitants." That really doesn't work in a confessional situation! So instead we come up with excuses and interpretations that allow us to remake the biblical writers in our own post-Enlightenment image. I understand that impulse, but it's not honest.” WorldSpiritualBeliefSituationHonestInspiredExcuseImpulseUncomfortableBiblicalWorldview Author:Michael S. Heiser
“I'm constantly looking for new things to do whether that's in the studio, trying to keep production fresh, or it's going out on the road. It's not the best for business. My team sometimes wants to beat me. But that's what keeps it fresh and keeps me inspired.” TryingSometimesTeamInspired Author:Kaskade
“I hold back parts of my life and experiences... I don't want to share anything just for the sake of sharing and exposing myself, but if something feels right and I feel inspired by the situations or moment I'll definitely share it. There are so many stories and experiences I have not shared, and I don't feel compelled to.” MomentsSituationShareInspired Author:Tig Notaro
“The traditional roots of Scandinavian cuisine are not that spectacular, to say the least. When we write about the traditions that we are inspired by, it's more techniques like smoking, preserving. Many of them are not made to make food delicious; they're just around so that you can make food last through the winter. There isn't a great deal of tradition to tap into.” WritingTraditionInspiredWinterSmoking Author:Rene Redzepi
“Being a part of a band is easier to brainstorm, and it's fun - you're encouraged and inspired by the others. In this band, it's especially that way for me, because they're my favorite musicians - they've been my favorite musicians for so long, and I get to play with them now. A lot of times onstage, I'm overcome with admiration or something, which also means that you need to step up, you need to really bear down to match the level of musicianship or artistry. It's really challenging.” MeanLongFunChallengesMusicianOvercomingInspiredMy FavoriteAdmirationArtistryStep Up Author:Brendan Benson
“It was one of those things where you admire and respect a person, and you watch them for almost your entire life - and Meryl Streep was definitely one of those people that inspired me throughout my career. Having a chance to have a scene with her was pretty unreal.” PeopleChanceSceneInspiredAdmireUnreal Author:Cameron Monaghan
“When you're animating a music video, you have to animate to some set music. You're somewhat restricted by that, but you're also inspired by that. The animation becomes secondary if you're animating to a music video. Either way, it's important. Music has really helped my animation, that's for sure.” ImportantInspiredAnimation Author:John Kricfalusi
“A lot of my creative projects are inspired and driven by technology and style. My mission is to recycle as much plastic possible in my lifetime and beyond in the form of high quality products.” QualityTechnologyCreativeStyleLifetimeInspiredDriven Author:Pharrell Williams
“Just watching the people on the streets of NY is inspiring, there are so many styles and unique points of views. Fashion is very much inspired by the streets, has always been and I'm sure it will continue to do so.” PeopleFashionStyleUniqueInspiredPoint Of View Author:Charlotte Ronson
“I work in Hebrew. Hebrew is deeply inspired by other languages. Not now, for the last three thousand years, Hebrew has been penetrated and fertilized by ancient Semitic languages - by Aramaic, by Greek, by Latin, by Arabic, by Yiddish, by Latino, by German, by Russian, by English, I could go on and on. It's very much like English. The English language took in many many fertilizations, many many genes, from other languages, from foreign languages - Latin, French, Nordic languages, German, Scandinavian languages. Every language has influences and is an influence.” LanguageInfluenceInspiredAncientGreekLatinEnglish LanguageLatinoHebrewForeign LanguageYiddish Author:Amos Oz
“Vocals are not central to what I do, and I've never liked singing live. I've always been more inspired by rhythm, texture, harmony than vocal melodies and lyrics. Plus, for me, I can better express my musical ideas through instrumental music than vocal music, the emotional interpretation of which can easily supersede the actual musical content or aim.” EmotionalSingingHarmonyAimInspiredMusicalRhythmMelody Author:Laurel Halo
“Keep at something even when you don't feel inspired. Don't wait for inspiration! I write a lot of songs that are terrible, in the hopes that one song that has something special comes out of it. Just stay at something, and write every day if you're writing lyrics.” WritingInspirationSongWaitingSpecialTerribleInspired Author:Yukimi Nagano
“The word C.R.E.A.M. - which stands for "Cash Rules Everything Around Me" - is from Wu Tang Clan. This song is about a prostitute who falls in love with her client, who winds up being a drug girl in New York. It's an ode to the girl who works in the streets; it gives her a face and a name and a story. I used to go and admire those girls. I was inspired by their bravery and their femininity, and how they were just putting themselves out there. It was intense to see. It's strange, but they kind of inspired me in a way. I felt it was so bold.” GivingKindSongFallGirlStrangeDrugBraveryFalling In LoveInspiredIntenseAdmireFemininity Author:Nomi Ruiz
“When I was 18 years old, I came to Tokyo from my hometown, Ise, in the countryside. I'd always been really inspired by fashion and music, especially when punk came out in '76 or '77.” FashionInspiredPunkCountrysideHometown Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara
“What I really liked about Stüssy was that it wasn't the usual surf-culture gear or style. I think it was really inspired by labels like Chanel and Comme des Garçons - like black shirts with a certain kind of buttons. I was very into it.” ThinkingKindBlackStyleInspiredShirts Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara
“When you travel, specifically for our show, you get inspired by rest stops, Cracker Barrel. Middle-America people are perfect.” PeoplePerfectInspired Author:Tim Heidecker
“Much of my inspiration definitely comes from the human experience. I'm really inspired by love like a lot of people are. My art, my childhood, and changes and transitions in life and how they impact me and cause me to write music.” PeopleWritingArtInspirationChildhoodInspiredHuman Experience Author:Zella Day
“A lot of people don't like touring because it's monotonous and you're waiting around a lot but for me it's great. I'm inspired by being in a different town every day - all the people I meet, all the things I see.” PeopleDifferentWaitingInspiredMonotonous Author:Alison Mosshart
“I'm inspired by strong, courageous women. My mother is the definition of a self-sufficient, independent woman whom I have always looked up to. I also greatly admire incredible women like Aung San Suu Kyi, and human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 4 years in Iran, simply for giving a voice to the voiceless and defending the helpless. And I'm in awe of the young Pakistani student and activist, Malala Yousafzai, for her bravery and resilience in the face of brutal repression.” GivingMotherStrongStudentsBraveryIndependentInspiredIncrediblesHuman RightsResilienceAdmireAweCourageousActivistBrutalHelplessAttorneyIndependent Women Author:Nazanin Boniadi
“I'm really proud to be a woman making music. Nothing makes me happier than when other women approach me at shows and say, "You've inspired me to start writing music," or, "I feel like we could be best friends." Music is a male-dominated business, so it's nice to see bands with girls in them, and not just a bunch of dudes with beards in flannel shirts.” WritingGirlNiceProudMusic IsInspiredShirtsBeard Author:Bethany Cosentino
“I haven't got many tattoos, but the two that are most important to me are music tattoos. I have a black heart with a lightning bolt down the middle. And the black heart was for Manson and the lightning bolt down the middle was for David Bowie. I have black diamond with circles that keep swirling and swirling, and it's surrounded by sort of crazy diamonds because Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" really inspired me, and everybody's called me Crazy Diamond since I was a teenager, so it was always important to me.” HeartImportantBlackCrazyShiningInspiredTeenagerDiamondTattooManson Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“There's an energy that I got inspired by from practicing a lot of sports. There's a philosophy or some sort of courage and bravery with sports that I like to adapt to the studio life, especially for touring. It's this courage that's required to keep going on and not let go. Being brave is something I appreciate a lot in people usually.” PeoplePhilosophyEnergySportsLetting GoAppreciateBraveryBraveInspiredKeep Going Author:Olivia Merilahti
“One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute. Our music is not about me; I contribute one part, one experience, and drummer Terreon Gully brings something completely different.” DifferentMusic IsInspiredDrummer Author:Stefon Harris
“I was 21, and I was like, "Man, am I really gonna start over and try this whole thing over again? Do I want to start over and be in a rock band again and try to act like a 17-year-old for as long as I can?" Because that was what I was doing with Simon Dawes band. I decided that if I was going to go on playing music, I was going to try and work on it. So I got into Leonard Cohen and Will Oldham, guys that really inspired me not only as songwriters but also through their music as people, and that's kind of what the shift was for me.” PeopleMenTryingKindLongGuyInspiredStarting Over Author:Taylor Goldsmith