Most Inspiring Quotes

However global I strove to become in my thinking over the past twenty years, my sons kept me rooted to an utterly pedestrian view,intimately involved with the most inspiring and fractious passages in human development. However unconsciously by now, motherhood informs every thought I have, influencing everything I do. More than any other part of my life, being a mother taught me what it means to be human. ~ Mary Blakely

There is always a realistic way to fulfill any dream. There has never been a dream that you can't have - at least, not the heart of it, not the part you love the most. ~ Barbara Sher

Learning and leadership go together. Too much credit goes to me for what we have achieved at Virgin but the successes happen from working and learning with some of the world's most inspiring and inspired people. ~ Richard Branson

Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the film, composed on the spot, along with myself and only four other musicians, and everything was done within 4-1/2 hours, I think an all-time record anywhere. ~ Ravi Shankar

I killed one! I stabbed it in the head with a parasol."
Even Nora couldn't find words for this revelation. Renfield was the first to comment. "I can't tell if that's the most inspiring thing I've ever heard of the most horrifying. ~ Lia Habel

I was just sitting on the train, just staring out the window at some cows. It was not the most inspiring subject. When all of a sudden the idea of Harry just appeared in my mind's eye. ~ J.K. Rowling

Justice Lewis Powell spoke for all of us when he said: Equal justice under law is perhaps the most inspiring idea of our society. It is one of the ends for which our entire legal system exists. ~ Edward Kennedy

The ten-minute period before you sleep and the ten-minute period after you wake up are profoundly influential on your subconscious mind. Only the most inspiring and serene thoughts should be programmed into your mind at those times. ~ Robin S. Sharma

The traditional difficulty of balancing the mechanical with the imaginative schools of photography still operates. In schools of photography meaningful art education is often lacking and on the strength of their technical ability alone students, deprived of a richer artistic training, are sent forth inculcated with the belief that they are creative photographers and artists. It is yet a fact that today, as in the past, the most inspiring and provocative works in photography come as much (and probably more) from those who are in the first place artists. ~ Aaron Scharf

I've worked with some of the most inspiring and genuinely nice people. ~ Emma Bell

The Holocaust survivors are among the most inspiring people I have had the privilege to meet. ~ Jonathan Sacks

Given the obstacles to merging these fragile and diverse forms of storytelling into a single tale, it is, paradoxically, by venturing in the opposite direction -- by listening for the silences between accounts; by discovering what each genre of recordkeeping cannot tell us -- that we can capture most fully the human struggle to understand our elusive past. What this past asks of us in return is a willingness to recount all our stories -- our darkest tales as well as our most inspiring ones -- and to ponder those stories that violence has silenced forever. For until we recognize our shared capacity for inhumanity, how can we ever hope to tell stories of our mutual humanity? ~ Karl Jacoby

Among the many values that art can offer, the subtlest one - and, perhaps, the most inspiring - is the sight of talent, talent as such, the spectacle of human ability actualizing its best potential. In the presence of a great achievement, you feel as if you were seeing two art works: one is the object before you, the other is the artist who made himself capable of creating it. ~ Ayn Rand

There is something important you should know: the most significant examples of great work, the most poignant, the most inspiring, the ones we know would take your breath away, we can't tell you about. They haven't happened yet. They're yours. ~ David Sturt

The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, 'This too shall pass,' and then I redouble my efforts. ~ Liya Kebede

I don't like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that's most inspiring, because it's at that second that you're aware of "the infinite everything." ~ Russell Simmons

I think the most inspiring thing that Americans can do for the rest of the world is struggle against the evils in our own society. ~ Peter Beinart

Renowned management guru Peter F.Drucker looked back at his 65-year consulting career shortly before he died. He concluded that great leaders could either be 'charismatic or dull' or 'visionary or numbers-orientated,' but the most inspiring and effective managers he knew all had said we rather than I. ~ Robert I. Sutton

The white spruce forest along the banks is most inspiring, magnificent here. Down the terraced slopes and right to the water's edge on the alluvial soil it stands in ranks. ~ Ernest Thompson Seton

I don't have an MBA, and I didn't go to Yale. I'm not an academic person and wasn't a good student. Instead, I've been taught by some of the most inspiring people in the world. ~ Lapo Elkann

I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on. ~ Rami Malek

In my heart I believe that biology is the beginning and the end of everything. It's the biggest source of ideas, the biggest source of invention. Nobody can invent better than nature and so if you like nature is my biggest source of inspiration. ~ Ken Yeang

The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas. ~ Maira Kalman

Tim Tebow is one of my biggest inspirations. I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the non-profit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him. ~ Jeremy Lin

I also love fall, when it starts to rain, or even just before the rain - that is the most inspiring thing. ~ Brett Dennen

It's not about having it all. It's about having what you value most. ~ Jean Chatzky

The pleasure of rooting for Goliath is that you can expect to win. The pleasure of rooting for David is that, while you don't know what to expect, you stand at least a chance of being inspired. ~ Michael Lewis

I've read and heard that some of the most inspiring vocal interpreters adhere habitually to one rule: Always think the lyrics as you're singing them, so that the sentiment is always appropriate and heartfelt. ~ Brandi Carlile

You see the bird and you see its flight.
You can not see through its eyes. Therefore, you don't know its plight. ~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

My target audience is anyone who finds the world interesting and human behavior fascinating, terrible, inspiring, funny, and occasionally, mysterious. ~ Amy Bloom

To be everywhere is to be nowhere. ~ Seneca.

Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are the Self (atman), the God of the universe. ~ Swami Vivekananda

The key to success is to do the next right thing right. ~ Don Meyer

Darkness is darkness. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

There is enough work for everyone. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Three main components of leadership: mastery of the subject-matter, ability convincingly to articulate the particular course of action required and a fervent belief in its correctness. ~ Ninian Stephen

The mind is incredible. Once you've gained mastery over it, channeling its powers positively for your purposes, you can do anything. I mean anything. The secret is to make your mind work for you not against you. This means constantly being positive. Constantly setting up challenges you can meet either today, next week, or next month. "I can't ... " should be permanently stricken from your vocabulary, especially the vocabulary of your thoughts. You must see yourself always growing and improving. ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger

The seed knows what is inside of itself; that is why it allows you to bury it. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

People have struggled for the benefits of others, you can struggle at least for your own benefit. ~ Amit Kalantri

I'm grateful to be of use. I will not be misused or abused, but I will be of use to anybody. ~ Maya Angelou

People respect you because they feel you've survived hard times and endured, and although you've become famous, you haven't become phony. ~ Marilyn Monroe

More than any other factor, it is the people we have to deal with that determine the quality of our work lives. ~ David Maister

You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms. ~ Elisabeth Elliot

An uplifting, fat-tastic voyage to self-love, Read My Hips made me realize that I no longer need to be weighed down by constantly judging my body. I devoured this book-it's deliciously inspiring! ~ Hillary Carlip

All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world. ~ E.B. White

Competence, Courage, Confident! ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Holy hug is a soft kiss. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If all the seven stones were laid out before me now, I should shut my eyes and put my hands in my pockets. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Seeds only rise when you bury them. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

We seek not rest but transformation. We are dancing through each other as doorways. ~ Marge Piercy

It is better to hug than wave hands. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions, who will do anything. Of course we make him pay afterward for his moment of superiority, his moment of impressiveness. ~ F Scott Fitzgerald

As long as you're still alive, you always have the chance to start again. ~ Emily Acker

Things as they appear every day and as they are engraved in our memory, facts and occurrences as they are perceived by senses, create an intricate labyrinth in the mind. The way how things are experienced in our environment and how they react in the arsenal of our imagination, creates a torrent of inspiring ideas that flood the speedy highways of our brains.
( " Labyrinth of the mind " ) ~ Erik Pevernagie

Each season I find myself constantly inspired by 'The Biggest Loser' contestants. Their tenacity and willingness to learn new, healthy habits is tremendous and the results speak for themselves. I am honored to be part of such an inspiring program that helps inspire positive change in so many lives. ~ Curtis Stone

Relax and be Revitalize! ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

We came to enjoy; we are being enjoyed. We came to rule; we are being ruled. We came to work; we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life. ~ Swami Vivekananda

I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring. ~ Carole King

Music lifted our spirit and awakens our soul. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is a sorrow, without a song. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If you have assimilated even one idea and made it your life, you have more education than any person who has got by heart the entire Library of Congress. ~ Abhijit Naskar

Children like their mothers especially to be standing still and watching them, even if they are sleeping. At least that's how I felt. There's nothing wrong with the self-interest of children; it's just the way they are. ~ Jamaica Kincaid