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Inspire Quotes - Page 33

What inspires me in life? The idea that the work and the rewards and the process is the thing.

"Star of Parenthood and Kingdom Jonathan Tucker: Giving Back". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

You may think there is a lot wrong with you, but there is also a lot right with you.

Joel Osteen (2008). “Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential”, p.81, Hachette UK

Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you.

"Jim Gaffigan talks Domino's, Law & Order, and having the gall to accept serious acting roles". Interview with Andy Seifert, www.avclub.com. January 28, 2010.

Any alternative culture that inspires a lot of passion and inspiration is also in danger of being set in its ways, almost from the moment it's born.

"Jello Biafra: 'Obama owes Occupy big time'". Interview with Dom Lawson, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2013.

Acquisition means life to miserable mortals.

Hesiod (1991). “My Brother's Killer”, p.99, University of Michigan Press

I surround myself with women who inspire me to be more ambitious, and who constantly astonish me with their magnetism, style, and smarts.

"The Sunday Rumpus Interview: Heidi Julavits". Interview with Angela Stubbs, therumpus.net. October 14, 2012.

Like seeing a photograph of yourself as a child, encountering handwriting that you know was once yours but that now seems only dimly familiar can inspire a confrontation with the mystery of time.

Francine Prose (2012). “Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them”, p.9, Union Books