Richard Dawkins Quotes

The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell me how his or her life has been changed by my books.

People come up to me and tell me how I changed their life and I've inspired them. And they tell me their stories, and that keeps me going.

The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'

It's amazing what one positive role model in your life can do in five minutes.

It's so cool, the number of emails I get from people saying I changed their life. It's pretty crazy.

When you learn that you inspired someone, it's a huge honor.

I'm honored if I can inspire somebody else.

I'm honored that everybody's inspired off my inspiration.

I don't know where I'd be without 'The Chase', it changed my life.

When I think about power, it's not about having money. It's about changing people's lives, changing people's moods. To me, it's a blessing to have that power.

I can never stop thanking God because my music influences people in their respective lives.

What I would love, instead of being a role model, is being someone of inspiration.

I'm very thankful for the platform I've been given, and I realize that I'm a role model for many people. I want to use my platform to spread positivity.

Just to see kids who are inspired by you is an amazing feeling.

God be thanked for the thinkers of good and noble thoughts! It wakes up all the best in ourselves, to come into close contact with others greater and better in every way than we are.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

People just want to watch people live their authentic lives and share the good and the bad. You can have fun and be a positive influence and have a good impact. And it can still be entertaining.

Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, the girls who just tell me that I'm an inspiration to them, for one reason or another.

Leadership offers an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, no matter what the project.

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

I hope to inspire people, influence people.

If somebody can inspire me, it feels really special.

I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.

The person I am every single day is the person that's growing and getting better. The more people look up to me, the more important it is to be concise with what message I want to leave. That's where I feel like I'm a role model. Maybe not to everyone, but for a lot of minorities, I am, and I kinda love that - the role model for the underdog.

I was an insecure kid. Once I saw 'Hercules' with Steve Reeves, it completely changed my life. If I had never gone to that film, I wouldn't be here today.