Inspired Quotes - Page 24

• People come up to me and tell me how I changed their life and I've inspired them. And they tell me their stories, and that keeps me going.

  Valerie Bertinelli

  People, Stories, Come Up

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• Half a century ago, Ronald Reagan, the man whose relentless optimism inspired me to enter politics, famously said that he didn't leave the Democratic Party; the party left him. I can certainly relate. I didn't leave the Republican Party; it left me.

  Charlie Crist

  Party, Men, Optimism

  Charlie Crist's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 6, 2012.

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• This sweet, blessed, God-inspired place called America is a champion that has absorbed some blows. But while we bend, we don't break. This is no dark hour; this is the dawn before we remember who we are.

  Artur Davis

  Sweet, Blessed, Dark

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• What I believe in touches many aspects of religious and spiritual thought. Mainly I'm influenced and inspired by the eastern yogi's aspect of mysticism, Which is, I think, the future.

  Dave Davies

  Spiritual, Religious, Believe

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• So, it's nice to know that you've inspired someone to do their life's work.

  Wanda Jackson

  Nice, Nice Day, Knows

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• There's a reason the Exodus story has inspired so many Americans. It's a narrative of hope.

  Bruce Feiler

  Stories, Narrative, Reason

  "God and Dad: A Father’s Four Lessons of Faith" by Bruce Feiler, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 18, 2010.

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• Write from the heart, what has meaning to you personally; have the patience and discipline to sit down and do it every day whether you're feeling inspired or not; never be afraid to take chances, in fact, make sure you take chances. As soon as you become complacent, you become boring ... . Read as much as possible, not simply in the genre, or what you think you're interested in, but other things as well.

  Charles de Lint

  Heart, Writing, Thinking

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• Kids come up to me all the time and say, 'Once I was going through a really bad time, and I saw you crash and get up, and it inspired me.'

  Evel Knievel

  Inspirational, Kids, Saws

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• You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move towards what you want faster.

  Rhonda Byrne

  Moving, Law Of Attraction, Ideas

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• I chose to take the oath of office with my personal copy of the Bhagavad Gita because its teachings have inspired me to be a servant-leader, dedicating my life in the service of others and to my country.

  Tulsi Gabbard

  Country, Teaching, Oath Of Office

  "Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu In Congress, Uses Bhagavad Gita At Swearing-In" By Jaweed Kaleem, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 4, 2013.

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• When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it.

  Rhonda Byrne

  Law Of Attraction, Secret Law Of Attraction, Attraction

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• Has Bill Clinton inspired idealism in the young, as he himself was inspired by John F. Kennedy? Or has he actually reduced their idealism? Surely part of the answer lies in Clinton's personal moral lapse with Monica Lewinsky. But more important was his sin of omission - his failure to embrace a moral cause beyond popularity.

  Arlie Russell Hochschild

  Lying, Omission, Important

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• If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.

  Ben Harper

  Play, Inspire, Ifs

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• Live a Lie' is inspired by recent combinations found in dubstep.

  Dhani Harrison

  Lying, Dubstep, Found

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• It's funny that I got to do 'On the Road' because the thing that had the biggest impact on me growing up was reading books. I was very inspired by the book and this spirit of Dean Moriarty and how envious we all are of somebody who can be that carefree.

  Garrett Hedlund

  Growing Up, Book, Reading

  Interview with Jeff Bridges, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 27, 2012.

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• Let us open the doors to the Spirit, let ourselves be guided by him, and allow God's constant help to make us new men and women, inspired by the love of God which the Holy Spirit bestows on us! How beautiful it would be if each of you, every evening, could say: Today at school, at home, at work, guided by God, I showed a sign of love towards one of my friends, my parents, an older person! How beautiful!

  Pope Francis

  Beautiful, School, Home

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.23, SPCK

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• When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write.

  Chantal Kreviazuk

  Lying, Writing, Europe

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• In Italy, above all in view of the next general election, political parties, movements and new politicians continue to proliferate, naturally all inspired by the logic of the most severe, rigorous and atavistic stupidity.

  William C. Brown

  Party, Views, Stupidity

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• It's important to be informed but I also think it's important to be inspired. I'm creating a space where people can be inspired.

  Daryn Kagan

  Thinking, Creating, Space

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• I'd say people that really inspired me at first were like, Dustin Hoffman, Jim Carrey... serious Jim Carrey though.

  Logan Lerman

  People, Firsts, Serious

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• The more ardent the love for the Eucharist in the hearts of the Christian people, the more clearly will they recognize the goal of all mission: to bring Christ to others. Not just a theory or a way of life inspired by Christ, but the gift of his very person. Anyone who has not shared the truth of love with his brothers and sisters has not yet given enough.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Christian, Brother, Heart

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• Crowds stand around all day long and criticise that bridge, and find fault with it, and tell with unlimited frankness how it ought to have been planned, and how they would have built it had the city granted them the $14,000 it cost. It is really refreshing to hang around these and listen to them. A foreigner would come to the conclusion that all America was composed of inspired professional bridge builders.

  Mark Twain

  Bridges, Cities, America

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• If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best.

  Rob Morrow

  Ambition, Thinking, People

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I believe that correct principles are natural laws, and that God, the Creator and Father of us all, is the source of them, and also the source of our conscience. I believe that to the degree people live by this inspired conscience, they will grow to fulfill their natures; to the degree that they do not, they will not rise above the animal plane.

  Stephen Covey

  Father, Believe, Animal

  Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time”, p.450, Mango Media Inc.

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• In terms of Saving Face, I was inspired by the stories of survivors who didn’t let their attacks stop them from pursuing justice and seeking treatment.

  Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

  Justice, Survivor, Stories

  "Conversation With Oscar-Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy". Interview with Ellie Knaus, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2012.

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