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“If you really want to create something that lasts generations, you have to help inspire the next generation.”
— Kobe Bryant, CNBC Exclusive: CNBC Transcript: NBA Champion Kobe Bryant and Bryant Stibel General Partner Jeff Stibel Speak with CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" Today
Tagged: inspire, Generations
“Your battles inspired me - not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.”
— James Joyce, THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JAMES JOYCE: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Poetry, Essays & Letters
Tagged: Battle, inspire, inspiration, obvious, Material, Fight, Win, Mind, Thinking, Intelligence, Thought
“Humanity in the abstract will never inspire you in the same way as human beings you meet. Poverty is not going to motivate you. But people will motivate you.”
— Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates: Creating a Brotherhood
Tagged: humanity, Abstract, inspire, Poverty, human beings, Motivate, People
“The people who say technology has disconnected you from others are wrong. So are the people who say technology automatically connects you to others. Technology is just a tool. It's a powerful tool, but it's just a tool. Deep human connection is very different. It's not a tool. It's not a means to an end. It is the end -- the purpose and the result of a meaningful life -- and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.”
— Melinda Gates, Melinda Gates: Creating a Brotherhood
Tagged: Technology, Disconnected, Automatic, connect, Tool, Powerful, Human Connection, different, Means, purpose, Result, meaningful, Life, inspire, Amazing, Love, Generosity, humanity
“There are leaders and there are those who lead.
Leaders hold a position of power or influence.
Those who lead inspire us.

Whether individuals or organizations, we follow those
who lead not because we have to, but because we want to.
We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves.”
— Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Tagged: Leadership, qualities, leader, inspire, follow, influence
“Inspire each other and you’ll never tire of each other.”
— Bruce Adler
Tagged: inspire, Others
“The purpose of a writer is to make revolution irresistible.”
— Toni Cade Bambara, via Amazon
Tagged: purpose, writer, Revolution, making revolution irresistible, Change, inspire
“Be a disrupter and be proud. Change doesn’t come without it.”
— Matthew Santoro
Tagged: Change, inspire
“My heart hurts for the girls that have a bad relationship with their mom bc I wouldn't last a single day without mine.”
— Amaan Shaikh, Amaan Shaikh Facebook
Tagged: mother, inspire, heart
“Your words have so much power.”
— Ashley Graham, Nine Inspiring Quotes From Plus-Size Model Ashley Graham
Tagged: inspire, Plus Size, Change
“It's not just about being healthy; it's also about loving who you are. If you don't love who you are, you are never going to feel 100 percent satisfied in life. It all starts with you. If you don't love you, nobody else is going to be able to.”
— Ashley Graham, Nine Inspiring Quotes From Plus-Size Model Ashley Graham
Tagged: inspire, Plus Size, Change
“My mom never said, 'I feel so ugly'...I never saw her looking at herself negatively and therefore I never looked at myself that way.”
— Ashley Graham, Nine Inspiring Quotes From Plus-Size Model Ashley Graham
Tagged: inspire, Plus Size, Change
“It doesn't matter if you're a size 2 or 22, you can be healthy as long as you're taking care of your body, working out, and telling yourself 'I love you' instead of taking in the negativity of beauty standards.”
— Ashley Graham, Nine Inspiring Quotes From Plus-Size Model Ashley Graham
Tagged: inspire, Plus Size, Change
“I don't think every store or designer has to make plus-size pieces, but I think if we get the majority on board to start thinking of a normal woman's body, that's where the change is going to be.”
— Ashley Graham, Nine Inspiring Quotes From Plus-Size Model Ashley Graham
Tagged: inspire, Plus Size, Change
“You're mad, bonkers, off your head! But I'll tell you a secret all the best people are.”
— Alice, Alice In Wonderland
Tagged: Disney, Power, inspire
“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so they can be great in whatever they do.”
— Kobe Bryant, Quoted_story Instagram
Tagged: inspire, Dream
“COURAGE 

I bought a key for myself at a time I really needed to be reminded to have courage. I am notorious for being a people pleaser and wanting everyone to like me - because if they don't, then I tend to believe that I must be wrong or have done something wrong.

My best friend was pregnant with her first and was terrified of labor (who wouldn't be?) She lives in Colorado and I'm in Ohio so we're not exactly near each other physically but we talk every day. I knew that giving her my key, though hard, was a good way to remind her that she is strong, brave and could deliver that baby. And it was a way for a small part of me to be with her when I couldn't be there myself.

She had her sweet little baby girl and I hope she remembers to have courage and will be the best mom for her daughter.”
— Amanda, The Giving Keys
Tagged: The Giving Keys, inspire
“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Tagged: inspire, Dream, wishing, Hoping
“They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? - - Carpe - - hear it? - - Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary.”
— John Keating, Dead Poets Society
Tagged: Best Movie Quotes, Movie Speeches, inspire
“Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”
— Chris Gardner, The Pursuit OF Happiness
Tagged: Movie Quotes, Best Movie Quotes, inspire

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