inspiring individuals Quotes

The Holocaust survivors are among the most inspiring people I have had the privilege to meet.

I just love biography, and I'm fascinated by people who have shifted our destinies or our points of view.

Surround yourself with people who make you feel stupid.

I've gotten to meet so many people who've inspired me as a human being.

I like characters. I like spirited characters whether they exist in fiction or real life. Whether they're the invention of artistic people or directors, musicians. I think music and art and fashion designers inspire me and I like characters.

I love to be able to meet people who are successful, and I love them not because they're successful, but usually people who are successful have qualities that make them interesting to be around.

I'm fascinated by young people who do extraordinary things.

I know of people whose actions and words I admire and respect. Some are called "intellectuals," some are not.

I've met some incredible people who I really admire.

Humanity is filled with beautiful and positive and powerful people who care. I'm so glad we have people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in the world.

But I replied that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me, besides music, was all the saints I met, who could be anywhere. By saints I meant people who behaved decently in a strikingly indecent society.

My sister's a musician. Everyone else in our family, it's either academics or artists of one kind or another. And those are the people that I think I like to hang out with, too. I think, you know, they're always interesting; they lead interesting lives, and I think they're important for everyone to read about because everyone is an artist in a way.

The refuge from pessimism is the good men and women at any time existing in the world, -they keep faith and happiness alive.

There are many people making a difference. I mean, Dr. King never held an office. Gandhi never held an office. There are people who are archetypes in our society who have never held office and made a difference.

A word of Encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

My dream guests are really not so much celebrities. They're people who are actually interesting and they're doing something interesting with their lives or had an interesting experience in some way. I really enjoy talking to regular, everyday people.

A guy can do far far worse than surrounding himself with people who restore his faith in humanity.

I meet many inspiring individuals who have worked hard to rebuild their lives after an attack; however, it can be hard to stay motivated when the justice system does not always reflect the severity of these crimes.

I just stay away from the news and try and find people around me who are doing positive things and look to them.

Affecting the world is obviously possible when we see people in the world who we really love and respect and we see how that they affect our lives.

I'm just surrounded by awesome funny folks and really creative people. I'm learning, every day. There's not a day that I step on set that I don't have fun. It's a pretty good deal.

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.

Eating good things and being around people who are happy - you want to be influenced by the world because it has so many cool things about it, but it also has a bunch of bad things about it. Being around people who are happy and people who are creative, that's what you do if you're lucky in your life.