Inspire Quotes - Page 17

• To help others develop, start with yourself.

  Marshall Goldsmith

  Helping Others, Helping

  Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence S. Lyons, Sarah McArthur (2012). “Coaching for Leadership: Writings on Leadership from the World's Greatest Coaches”, p.49, John Wiley & Sons

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• Slow parents understand that childrearing should not be a cross between a competitive sport and product-development. It is not a project; it's a journey. Slow parenting is about giving kids lots of love and attention with no conditions attached.

  Carl Honore

  Sports, Kids, Parenting

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• Grind Hard, Shine Hard.

  Dwayne Johnson

  Motivational, Shining, Grind

  Twitter post from Dec 16, 2014

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• You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jolliest steamroller will not plant flowers.

  Walter Lippmann

  Flower, Technology, Machines

  Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”

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• The heart is a muscle, and you strengthen muscles by using them. The more I lead with my heart, the stronger it gets.

  Mark Millar

  Heart, Stronger, Muscles

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• You have haters from all walks of life. I could care less who wants me to fail. They inspire me.

  Stephen A. Smith

  Care, Want, Failing

  "ESPN's New Master of the Offensive Foul". www.nytimes.com. July 31, 2005.

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• When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.

  Yannick Noah

  Sports, Moving, Doe

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• Leaders inspire. They aren't assigned leadership. They command it.

  Phil McGraw

  Inspirational, Leader, Command

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• I have seen faith rise 'mountain high' when the truth of God's present love and compassion begins to dawn upon the minds and hearts of the people. It is not what God can do, but what we know He yearns to do, that inspires faith.

  F. F. Bosworth

  Heart, Compassion, People

  F. F. Bosworth (2001). “Christ the Healer”, p.74, Chosen Books

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• Sometimes you have to go through a total loss of inspiration to find what really inspires you the most.

  Dirk Mai

  Inspiration, Loss, Sometimes

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• We give advice, we do not inspire conduct.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Inspiration, Giving, Advice

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• Cricket is a team game where individuals inspire each other to achieve performances which surpass what might otherwise be beyond them.

  Richard Lloyd

  Team, Games, Might

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• I wanted to show that women could run, but I also wanted to kind of inspire the idea that ordinary people can run. I was like, boy, I feel so good when I run, if everybody could feel like this, this sense of joy and physical well-being and strength and autonomy you have when you run, how much better the world would be, you know?

  Bobbi Gibb

  Running, Boys, Ideas

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• Reverence is an emotion that we can nurture in our very young children, respect is an attitude that we instill in our children as they become school-agers, and responsibility is an act that we inspire in our children as they grow through the middle years and become adolescents.

  Zoe Weil

  Children, Attitude, School

  Zoe Weil (2003). “Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times”, p.41, New Society Publishers

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  When you walk up to opportunities door, don't knock it... Kick that B*tch in, smile and introduce yourself

  Dwayne Johnson

  Opportunity, Doors, Introducing

  FaceBook post by Dwayne The Rock Johnson from Oct 11, 2011

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• People make a big mistake when they say, 'I need to be motivated.' You motivate yourself. I might inspire somebody, but that person has to be motivated within themselves first. Look inside yourself, believe in yourself, put in the hard work, and your dreams will unfold.

  Billy Mills

  Dream, Mistake, Believe

  "Believe, Believe, Believe: Billy Mills' Own Story - from Desperation to Winning Gold". Interview with Duncan Larkin, www.takethemagicstep.com. May 28, 2010.

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• I do believe in the power of story. I believe that stories have an important role to play in the formation of human beings, that they can stimulate, amaze and inspire their listeners.

  Hayao Miyazaki

  Believe, Play, Important

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• Considering the unforeseen events of this world, we should be taught that no human condition should inspire men with absolute despair.

  Henry Fielding

  Men, Despair, Events

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• During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms.

  Johannes V. Jensen

  Philosophy, Thinking, Spheres

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• A woman in the presence of a good man, a real man, loves being a woman. His strength allows her feminine heart to flourish. His pursuit draws out her beauty. And a man in the presence of a real woman loves being a man. Her beauty arouses him to play the man; it draws out his strength. She inspires him to be a hero.

  Stasi Eldredge

  Inspirational, Strength, Romantic

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• That is definitely the heart and soul of Rise Against — that passion to inspire change for the better.

  Joe Principe

  Passion, Heart, Soul

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• The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief.

  Napoleon Hill

  Mind, Wish, Essentials

  Napoleon Hill, Wallace D. Wattles (2012). “Get Rich Collection”, p.30, Penguin

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  Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.

  Coco Chanel

  Daughter, Being Yourself, Empowering

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• Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.

  Ozwald Boateng

  Emotional, People, Creative

  "A Conversation With Fashion Icon Ozwald Boateng on Style, Africa, and His New Film A Man’s Story". Interview with Govindini Murty, Jason Apuzzo, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 3, 2012.

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• I like the idea of working in different genres and transcending genres and hopefully finding success, and ultimately make movies people like.

  Dwayne Johnson

  Ideas, People, Different

  "SET VISIT: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - Part 2". Interview with Brian Gallagher, movieweb.com. November 18, 2011.

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