Stephan Pastis Quotes

The biggest accolades aren't the Grammys for me. It's creating opportunities for people.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

I feel like I influence more than just rap.

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things.

The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

People writing about me have said that I've influenced a lot of people, and there are some artists who have credited me with influencing them.

I want to have a cultural impact. I want to be an inspiration, to show people what can be done.

To a great leader there is no worthy seed.

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.

I think our legacy will always be there. My brothers and I have carved a path for all taekwondo players, not just in the U.S.

It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.

I want to go where I'm the difference. I want to make something out of nothing. I want to be the reason someone is great.

Everybody is inspired by someone.

Having been a world champion, I would love to go on and train a world champion too.

There are people who are unsure, and maybe their minds can be changed based on someone's work and accomplishments. Those people are the ones I'm interested in having stay tuned and watching for the rest of my career.

A lot of people say Michael Jordan and all of that. But Magic Johnson and my dad were my role models.

All the success I want is to inspire and impact on people that I come across that watch the game.

Without a doubt, Dana White is my biggest influence.

There are many people who are behind whatever I've achieved so far. My dad, Daboo Malik, is my mentor and guiding light who supported and influenced me. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to be what I am today. Besides him, Salman Khan is yet another important person who is my biggest and constant inspiration.

People tell me that I've also changed their lives making history.

My hope is to incite that feeling of inspiration in as many other people as possible. To receive and pass along that baton to anyone willing to carry it further. I guess the answer to the question would be I'm inspired by the work of those (and sometimes even the people themselves) who strive to inspire.

When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me, "What do you want to be?" I think he was expecting me to say, "A champion." I said, "I want to be special." I don't know why I said that, but I didn't just want to be a fighter. I wanted to have an impact with people, particularly kids.