Inspiring Quotes

I write books for young adults because I truly connect with them on some very deep level. They are our hope, our future, and inspiring them to be the best they can be is very important to me.

As for inspiration, I find stark fear of missing the deadline very inspiring.

The hero's journey is simply who we are as human beings.

There's only one problem with the hero's journey, it never included women.

I believe in miracles, I believe in the Law of Attraction, but even I don't think I'm big enough to manifest five Asian elephants cloaked in gold.

You never know how a good quest is going to end.

You're young. Maybe there'll be time for a do-over if you don't get it right the first time. But there are no guarantees. There will come a time as it has for me when there's no time for a do-over.

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals.

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.

The primary purpose of life is in being in the NOW.

He had shown her all the workings of his soul, mistaking this for love.

You have been my friends. That in itself is a tremendous thing.

If God did not want us to understand the book of Revelation, He would not have given it to us at all.

It's high time you were shown That you really don't know all there is to be known.

For all its problems, I found South Africa a beautiful country, interesting and inspiring.

What drives me is truly inspiring people to realize they can live more creative and simple lives.

The amazing thing about the winners is that none of them really felt that they were doing anything special. They just felt like it was the right thing to do.

The stories are success stories. The letters from listeners often touch the heart and can be inspiring.

It is a far greater thing that I do now, than I've ever done before.

I'm voting for Barack Obama. He's inspiring.

I find NY very inspiring, there is an amazing energy and flow of creativity in NY like nowhere else.

It's hard being a girl. There are a lot of body image issues that come up and I think the best thing we can do for our kids is lead by example.

Tackling climate change is a collective endeavour, it means collective accountability and it's not too late

Mostly what ends up inspiring me and affecting my work are books by authors that I love.

It was so inspiring for me to watch tennis growing up. I thought I was really good playing, until my brother told me I wasn't!

To reflect upon the event horizon is a great deal more awe-inspiring than a burning bush or a wooden statue that weeps or pees or bleeds.

There is no such thing as can't.

It's been a huge joy, this experience of being a mom ... I don't know how to articulate it yet, because it is so fresh.

I have a lot of respect and admiration for someone like Cate Blanchett, find Emma Thompson wonderful, Meryl Streep inspiring, Juliette Binoche full of light and Catherine Deneuve incredible.

The Enlightenment dream is a good one. The idea that people should rationally appreciate their place in nature, assess threats and possibilities, and regulate their behavior in response is inspiring.

In my experience, the heavy-handed, terror-inspiring approach closes as many doors as it smashes open.

What you don't read is often as important as what you do read.

Big machines are the awe-inspiring cathedrals of the 20th century.

I'm not going to miss 95% of life to weigh 5% less.

Confidence is inspiring. Yet so often misplaced. (Robert Thornhill)

Linda Brewer's example is inspiring, colorful and potentially very funny. Her journey also exists firmly in the Heartland tradition of American success stories and comedies.

The highest intention comes from love and compassion ... when our intentions come from a place of love and compassion then we have the power of the universe.

Your resolve is unquestionable. Your character undeniable. Your history unparalleled. You've inspired us, all the way. You will again today.

Hollywood is a very inspiring place.

The important thing is the educational experience itself — how to survive it.

The key to success is to do the next right thing right.

What's important to me is to share, and being inspired, and inspiring.

Catholics have guilt and Jews have guilt, fine. But mothers can trump them all.

It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday.

The Yankees have twenty-five heroes.

Our fans don't want to see us win the Wild Card. They want to see us win the division.

I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal.

Stop teaching students that they are the best and the brightest.

I decided I would rather have a day job and love music than to play music that made me hate it.

When did you feel most fulfilled? When did you impress yourself, or otherwise feel most proud of yourself?