Top 100 I Am Inspired Quotes
#1. I am inspired by positive people who have overcome difficult obstacles, motivational/spiritual books, nature, and my kids.
Andrea Navedo
#2. Every day I am inspired by what's possible.
Maynard Webb
#3. Surviving and thriving in the wake of my mother's loss, I learned to believe in God. He has a plan, if you pay attention to the signs. I am inspired by the absolute proof of miracles.
Mariska Hargitay
#4. I am inspired by the women I meet everywhere I go. They have to work so hard just to make sure their families survive, but somehow they stay optimistic and do everything in their power to make the future better than the past.
Melinda Gates
#5. I am inspired by those who dedicate their lives to bringing about positive social change throughout the world.
Ian Anthony Dale
#6. The importance of heart health became very real for me when my father died of heart disease seven years ago. Having experienced the loss first hand, I am inspired to do everything I can to break the cycle and prevent families from losing loved ones to this preventable disease.
Monica Potter
#7. I am inspired by the lives of good and faithful women. From the beginning of time, the Lord has placed significant trust in them.
Margaret D. Nadauld
#8. Of course you want to be good and you want to do the best you can, but I am inspired by great writing. If there's something about the script, that's what I go for, although I know that that doesn't always translate because sometimes it's about the vision of the director.
Sally Hawkins
#9. I am inspired by the appearance of a bohemian of the new millennium.
John Malkovich
#10. I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art.
Cy Twombly
#11. I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest to me.
Jerzy Kosinski
#12. I am inspired by so much. I am inspired by women, of course - beautiful women. I am also inspired by not so beautiful things in the world.
Raheem Devaughn
#13. I am inspired by the success of those that came to LA around the time that I started.
Tone Bell
#14. I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
Elaine Stritch
#15. I am inspired by many people. First and foremost, I'm inspired by my mother. She definitely helped her children to feel unconditional love and I want to be that same kind of mother.
Cindy Crawford
#16. If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day.
Alex Noble
#17. I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.
Paloma Faith
#18. I am inspired by both Japanese Samurai films, in particular the films of Kurosawa, and how they share the spirit of American Westerns, with the influences running in both directions, and including the 'Spaghetti Westerns' and films of Sam Peckinpah.
Ann Nocenti
#19. I am inspired by working moms. Mothers who somehow balance the demands of their many lives - professional, familial, personal, and interior - and still manage to make time to have fun and invest in themselves! This is a huge challenge that I look forward to taking on.
Daphne Oz
#20. I am inspired by life, past experiences, what's to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions.
Rachel Roy
#21. I am inspired by all kinds of players and singers.
Al Jarreau
#22. I'm a lot more selective with work these days. My perfect plan is to do one movie every nine months. It would have to be a project that I found inspiring. It would also have to include other actors and a director I am inspired to work with.
Gwyneth Paltrow
#23. I can't work on something if I don't believe in it. I love music, and I am inspired to work harder and spend more energy. I feel lucky that I was born with this passion.
Carolina Kostner
#24. What inspires me? I am so inspired every day. I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love.
Nikki Sixx
#25. I think that life has brought a lot to fashion, and fashion brings plenty to life. I took my children on photo shoots, at the same time, I borrowed my father's sweater for a photo shoot and, then, I am inspired by a Russian princess because of my Russian roots. Everything is all mixed in together.
Carine Roitfeld
#26. Certainly, I am inspired by those whose journeys enriches mine. I am indebted to those whose inspirations are gained through insightful reflections about life, living and legacy.
Doc Wends Cagape
#27. From the War for Independence to today in Iraq and Afghanistan, I am inspired by the courage, professionalism and patriotism of our men and women in uniform.
Tim Ryan
#28. I am inspired when I see goodness in other people.
Tricia Helfer
#29. I am inspired by great food, theater, books, the beach, black-and-white photography, and great vocalists, like Dianne Reeves, Alice Smith, and Shirley Horn. I am inspired by my mentor Diana Castle, who is guiding me towards a truth and honesty in my life and work that I have always longed for.
Erica Tazel
#30. I am inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well.
Roma Downey
#31. I am inspired by working professionals who find lots of time for family and friends. It is easy to get caught up in a career, and I personally aspire to maintain strong connections with the people who matter most to me.
Rose McIver
#32. I write lyrics everyday as I go. I'm always taking notes in my phone whenever I am inspired by something. Most of my writing starts out as poetry before I put it into songs.
Vic Fuentes
#33. To me, you can't have style without being inspired. When I design a collection, I am inspired by so many things. The color of a flower. The shape of a butterly's wing. The juxtaposition of an old tenement building next to a shiny new skyscraper.
Isaac Mizrahi
#34. I am inspired by music, travel, great architecture, and good, healthy food. I look for opportunities to learn about history, art, and cooking. When I learn, I grow.
Tim Matheson
#35. I am inspired beyond my ability to articulate ... and now I know what and who I want to be ... a soldier for peace.
Will Smith
#36. I write when I am inspired and I make sure I am inspired every day.
William Faulkner
#37. I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
Nadine Velazquez
#38. When I first got into the music scene, I was inspired by different songwriters. I like to dress from the '50s and '60s. I like to paint a picture of that era through my music and clothes. I am inspired by a whole a lot of things, from doo-wop to gospel and soul music.
Leon Bridges
#39. I am inspired by honest people who don't cheat others. To me the famous are those who are kind to fellow human beings and dedicate their life to charity.
Fauja Singh
#41. I am joining the more than 200,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. We are a testament to the importance of early detection and new treatments ... I am inspired by the brave women who have faced this battle before me and grateful for the support of family and friends.
Sheryl Crow
#42. "I was born in the US and l have lived in Mexico since 1946. I believe that all these states of being have influenced my work and made it what you see today. I am inspired by Black people and Mexican people, my two peoples. My art speaks for both my peoples" ~ Elizabeth Catlett
Melanie Anne Herzog
#43. I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.
Iris Johansen
#44. I am inspired musically by anyone who can write a song that can bring me to tears.
Kelly Blatz
#45. I am inspired by my mother's faith and the teaching I receive under the leadership of Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer. I am also inspired by hard work and powerful people who have maintained a sense of integrity, decency, and kindness. Love really inspires me.
Erica Tazel
#46. I love the Bible. I read it every day. I spend 10 hours a week studying it. It has affected my life in profound ways. I am inspired when I read it.
Adam Hamilton
#47. I am inspired by many mediums and use them to express varied aspects of my philosophies and life observations.
Judith Anderson
#48. When I need to feel motivated, I might repeat, 'I am inspired, disciplined and energized' out loud two or three hundred times.
Robin S. Sharma
#49. I am inspired to write, and I write to inspire.
R.L. Hemlock
#50. No books ever go into my laboratory. The thing I am to do and the way are revealed to me the moment I am inspired to create something new. Without God to draw aside the curtain, I would be helpless. Only alone can I draw close enough to God to discover His secrets.
George Washington Carver
#51. I decided I should go after the roles I like, that I am inspired by, and then, if I am having a good time, chances are that people will like watching you.
James Marsden
#52. I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o'clock every morning.
William Faulkner
#53. I am inspired just by the way a scene can be interpreted by the actors. It can make a huge difference on the type of music that you write. It's best for me if I don't work at all on a project until the movie is shot and I have some sort of edit in front of me.
Marco Beltrami
#54. My voice is a combination of how I grew up and what I was listening to growing up. I like a lot of different kinds of music and am always being inspired in different ways by different artists for different reasons.
Tess Henley
#55. The theater is who I am - it's where I feel the most inspired, the most at home, the most useful.
Mary-Louise Parker
#56. The prose is deeply inspired by the tension between post- totalitarianism and consumer democracy. I am constantly probing the soft fleshy parts of the American dream.
Alina Stefanescu
#57. So far as I am concerned, I am not at all aware that there indeed exists a serious side as well to my cartoons drawn in an inspired mood of mischievous abandon.
R. K. Laxman
#58. Of course I am a child of European culture. There are a number of great directors from which I learned, but there is nobody in particular I got inspired from.
Michael Haneke
#59. O God! There are many things in [the Bible] I do not understand ... I am going to accept this as Thy Word - by faith! I'm going to allow faith to go beyond my intellectual questions and doubts, and I will believe this to be Your inspired Word.
Billy Graham
#60. I am thrilled to be able to bring my vision of beauty to others who may be inspired by it.
Carol Alt
#61. I am, as many people are, inspired by Jack Layton's legacy and the way that he approached politics,
Justin Trudeau
#63. My whole thing was, as much as I was inspired by what my parents do, and growing up on film sets, watching that made me really want to do that. I am my own person, and I think that the only thing with the Hemingway name is that it has gotten me in the door.
Dree Hemingway
#64. I am more into guys' fashion, but I'm inspired by women's fashion in a weird way.
Theophilus London
#65. By all of your beauty I am so inspired. Your love has baptized me by fire.
India.Arie
#66. I'm often asked which author I am most inspired by, but I'm inspired by all authors. It takes a great deal of courage to pour your onto paper and watch silently as the world judges it loudly.
Charity Parkerson
#67. The character, therefore, will depend upon the thoughts. I am what I think. I am what I think even more than what I do, for it is the thought that interprets the action. An act in itself good may become even bad by the thought that inspired it.
Basil W. Maturin
#68. I am often appalled by those who make history, but inspired by those who do not." -Morgana le Fey/Morgana Cornwall
J.M. Briggs
#69. I like all the old-fashioned icons. My friends are artists, so they make me up to look like certain people. I am more inspired by people like Jane Fonda or Brigitte Bardot - people who did something as activists.
Pamela Anderson
#70. My weakness is 'American Idol.' My husband thinks it's ridiculous. But I am so inspired by those young people who are singing their guts out.
Mary Gordon
#71. I am very much inspired by the great masters of entertainment: Bob Hope, George Burns, Jimmy Durante - who never thought about retiring. When people ask me if I plan to retire, I say, "Retire to what? I am doing what I love best right now!"
Tony Bennett
#72. I always quit while I am still inspired, while I could still write more. Never let the thread run all the way out.
Jesse Michaels
#73. I am deeply inspired by the courage and achievements of young people who didn't have the safety nets I had growing up.
Michael Skolnik
#74. People often ask why I remain so optimistic, even in the face of the complex challenges we are facing in the Jewish world, in Israel and beyond. It's because I am so impressed and inspired by the young people I meet.
Lynn Schusterman
#75. There are certain things I do because I am creatively inspired and artistic.
Damon Dash
#77. Being a mom, I am even more inspired to really help make a difference. I can't imagine what it would be like if my child didn't have a meal to eat.
Ciara
#78. When I was younger, Lisa Leslie inspired me a whole lot. She was someone I looked up to and wanted to be like. I really believe she is a good person. Hopefully, she can find out I am the same.
Lauren Jackson
#79. I am not intimidating. I am a woman's woman. I love hanging out with women. And people are really inspired by this show.
Lucy Lawless
#80. I've always found it best to have a routine. I go to my study at the same time every day and climb into my bay window. I may not be inspired every day, but on the days I am, I need to be in place to write. If I'm not particularly inspired, I'll revise or do research or correspondence.
Diane Ackerman
#81. Much like anyone with too much time on his or her hands, I feel as though I am the most important person on earth and everything I do is relevant. I say the most charming and inspired things when no one is around.
Macaulay Culkin
#82. Because I came into acting late, my references come from real life. That's my biggest inspiration. It's probably the reason I moved back to New York. I'm just a lot more inspired by real life than I am by depictions of real life.
Romany Malco
#83. I love writing about the military, as I live near an air force base and am inspired by the sacrifices our soldiers make for us. I like to give them a lot of challenges to beat, and show how they live with intrigue and danger.
Franny Armstrong
#84. I am guided by the same intelligence and inspired by the same imagination which scatters the moon beams across the waves and holds the forces of nature in it's grasp.
Ernest Holmes
#85. They're not prosthetics. They're my bones. They come out when I'm inspired. They've always been inside of me, but I have been waiting for the right time to reveal to the universe who I truly am.
Lady Gaga
#86. I am so excited to have created a line that has been inspired by my culture - showing its color, its passion and its greatness - and one that captures much of my personal style.
Thalia
#87. Hong Kong and Macau are both very dynamic cities. I am always inspired about the culture, people and food in these two cities. There is always so much to do and so much to explore!
David Beckham
#88. Nordie's at Noon is an honest and inspiring testament to [these authors'] experiences which, I am completely confident ... will inspire thousands of women as it inspired me.
Elizabeth Edwards
#89. 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
#90. You know, my mom, who inspired me to be a novelist, I remember her reading 'The Agony and the Ecstasy,' about Michelangelo, and saying, 'No mother would want that for her child, no matter how great the artist.' I have my share of demons, but I am a gregarious sort.
Scott Turow
#91. Being from New York, I wonder why am I inspired by bluegrass and Earl Scruggs? But when I look at the whole history of the banjo, I feel really good about it, including the Earl Scruggs part.
Bela Fleck
#92. Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it.
Buffalo Bill
#94. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am all about money. I mean, just look how well my line of zodiac-inspired toe rings and homeopathic children's medications are selling on Home Shopping Network.
Tina Fey
#95. Think of you today how am i and where you belong need to understand meant to do.
Who cares your like might be exemption for me my worked well done. Love?
Jonathan Guarino
#96. I am not inspired by helping you find Chinese food at 2am in Dallas, or swipe right to get laid. I want to use tech and data to make the world a better place.
Nancy Lublin
#97. I am tremendously inspired by many women around the world who work under dire circumstances to make a difference for their families.
Joyce Banda
#98. I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired.
Richard Wagner
#99. I loved movies. They inspired me more than anything growing up and wanted to do for others what those movies have done for me. I do a lot of other creative stuff but am not very good at it.
Jay Duplass
#100. I am easily inspired by measurable progress...
Conor Grennan
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