Inspirational Quotes (681 Quotes)

I treasure each opportunity that I get to dance with Karen. She is such an inspiration to me and an incredible artist.

If men of genius only knew what love their works inspire.

Love is so powerful because being loved causes one to love oneself. Nothing contributes to the self-image more than being loved by another. When the words 'I love you' are expressed to you for the first time, your world blossoms, your heart glows with inspiration, confidence and thoughts of the mountains you can move. It's more than an emotional kick suddenly you like yourself more than you ever have before.

THE RON CLARK STORY is the true story of one teacher's courage to leave his small hometown and head to one of the most challenging public schools in the country. We are proud to have an actor the caliber of Matthew Perry bringing his talents to such a memorable, inspirational story.

The confidence that coach (John) Ellinger has in me and the organization's desire to make me Real Salt Lake's inaugural player is inspiring,

We decided to make this a huge splash. Geri is just so inspiring. She has so many memories.

It quite often happens that the old man is subject to the delusion of a great moral renewal and rebirth, and from this experience he passes judgments on the work and course of his life, as if he had only now become clear-sighted and yet the inspiration behind this feeling of well-being and these confident judgements is not wisdom, but weariness .

We have taught our people to use prayer too much as a means of comfort not in the original and heroic sense of uplifting, inspiring, strengthening, but in the more modern and baser sense of soothing sorrow, dulling pain, and drying tears the comfort of the cushion, not the comfort of the Cross.

Today is a difficult day for the company, ... We cannot help but recognize Steve's vision, inspiration and energy, which have done so much to build this dynamic and successful company.

Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man's faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

I am so happy to finally meet the children. Their triumph through adversity is inspiring.

Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.

Every day when I'm out there, he's an inspiration to me, ... I think about him every day. When we complain about something at practice, something little, I think about Pat. He'd die to ...

When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didn't have any guys.

Angelina has my hugest respect and I actually called her and asked her for advice when I was going on this trip and she was very kind. I just think that the work that she does is absolutely inspiring.

We're having time to give the younger generation today inspiration. Regardless of the obstacles that you have to overcome, how you can make it

We have our little theory on all human and divine things. Poetry, the workings of genius itself, which, in all times, with one or another meaning, has been called Inspiration, and held to be mysterious and inscrutable, is no longer without its scientific exposition. The building of the lofty rhyme is like any other masonry or bricklaying we have theories of its rise, height, decline and fall -- which latter, it would seem, is now near, among all people.

Hopefully this sort of movie can provide an idea of inspiration that might allow (students) to go into those areas where they find a passion and to go after it with heart.

Frank is such an inspiration. I just hope I can walk when I'm his age.

If you think of how those women dressed, the kind of refinement, that kind of elegance. That's really the inspiration for these clothes.

He was an important part of my life. He introduced me to the game at 4, and for the next 24 years, he was my coach. But more importantly, he was my friend and inspiration.

I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost.

These Good Neighbor Award winners are an inspiration, not only to the 1 million plus members of the National Association of Realtors(r), but also to everyone who cares about helping others. They demonstrate what an enormous impact one person can have to make a difference in the world.

For many of these veterans, the trip to Vail is their first adventure outside of the hospital. This program is all about providing an inspirational experience that focuses on abilities versus disabilities.

Inspiration arrives as a packet of material to be delivered.

A group of men in evening clothes looks like a flock of crows, and is just about as inspiring.

This is an inspiration to me. It will motivate me to continue the work I've been doing for so long. I'm working to make my community better. All of my work is volunteer work.

The very air in which you live is an inspiration.

We are now on the threshold of a newer movement, with a newer hope and a new inspiration.

I think it was a powerful move. It was very inspirational. To be able to sit and look out on the court, it was awesome.

He's such an inspiration to all of us. Very positive, great character to be around and learn from him.

That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you're not being spontaneous, you're just recreating something.

To help the young soul, to add energy, inspire hope, and blow the coals into a useful flame to redeem defeat by new thought and firm action, this, though not easy, is the work of divine man.

In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.

Michael's narrow finish last year has him knocking on the door again, and deservedly so. As the inspirational leader of the first NFL team to win three Super Bowls in four years, he is due.

You shall not find a people who believe in Allah and the latter day befriending those who act in opposition to Allah and His Apostle, even though they were their (own) fathers, or their sons, or their brothers, or their kinsfolk these are they into whose hearts He has impressed faith, and whom He has strengthened with an inspiration from Him and He will cause them to enter gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding therein Allah is well-pleased with them and they are well-pleased with Him these are Allah's party now surely the party of Allah are the successful ones.

I've come to the frightening conclusioin that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.

Most folks want to believe in Armstrong, in the credibility of his courage, in the veracity of his inspiration, in the purity of his Tour de France titles. Most want to believe, but does everyone dare We've been suckers for hearts-and-flowers icons before.

Some ways of using our thinking are really inspiring. There are people who use their thinking to race cars. People use their thinking to build rockets to the moon. It's all just a use of your thinking.

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration.

Museums and art stores are also sources of pleasure and inspiration. Doubtless it will seem strange to many that the hand unaided by sight can feel action, sentiment, beauty in the cold marble and yet it is true that I derive genuine pleasure from touch.

Internet offers the church the opportunity to make the saving message of Christ accessible throughout the world, ... In societies that don't allow the presence of priests, nuns, religious or lay missionaries, Internet can offer people undertaking a spiritual quest, or even just the curious, a chance to obtain information or find an inspiration that would otherwise be impossible.

Music is such an inspiration to me. I love it when it completes a story, along with the words and image,

This was all the inspiration it took: We put 100 percent of ourselves in the lines. We personally take care of everything, from fulfillment to answering the mail.

Sometimes just getting out of the house and doing something you haven't done in a long time (or never done!) can open up the doors to musical inspiration.

Bryan Berard is one of the most courageous and dedicated athletes I've ever been around. To overcome the adversity that he has in recent years has been inspiring. He made a mistake, has acknowledged it and is committed to moving forward. We have every confidence in Bryan and firmly believe there will be no subsequent issues with the new program addressing the use of performance-enhancing substances adopted by the National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association this season.

Motion Picture Soundtrack on Kid A was another Coltrane inspiration.

Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests.