More succinctly put, Inspirational Psychology offers ways to live, learn about, and practice love. Votes: 3
Lee L JampolskyInspirational Psychology brings peace and choice to life even in the most difficult of situations. Votes: 3
Lee L JampolskyPerfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Votes: 2
Vince LombardiHealth is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Votes: 2
BuddhaYour present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. Votes: 2
Nido R QubeinA hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Votes: 2
Joseph CampbellThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. Votes: 2
Alice WalkerSuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Votes: 2
Winston ChurchillIn matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonStart by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Votes: 2
Francis of AssisiThere are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Votes: 2
Edith WhartonPut your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. Votes: 2
Swami SivanandaHow wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Votes: 2
Anne FrankI can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Votes: 2
Jimmy DeanA woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her. Votes: 2
Max LucadoWe must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. Votes: 2
Joseph CampbellReading inspirational and motivational quotes daily is like taking my vitamins. Votes: 0
Rosanne CashBetter to be called something positive and inspirational than something negative. Votes: 0
Donnie YenI thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved. Votes: 0
Pierce BrosnanDaring soul has five diaries; gratitude, work, inspirational, prayer and language diaries. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaLee's great gifts are teaching and inspirational guidance, not administration and management. Votes: 0
Cheryl CrawfordAlmost every Spirit filled believer is able to prophesy on an inspirational level. Votes: 0
Mike BickleMost of my sermons are inspirational, and I believe people need that encouragement. Votes: 0
Max LucadoCan a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work? Votes: 0
Oliver $I'm always on the lookout for projects with a strong moral and inspirational core. Votes: 0
Neal McDonoughOur attitude focus on excellence not only made us successful but also timelessly inspirational. Votes: 0
Kishore BansalThe most inspirational man I knew only reached his potential by helping a child reach his. Votes: 0
Mitch AlbomI would be lying if I didn't say that the most inspirational place for me is Jamaica. Votes: 0
Kreesha TurnerI want to be motivational and inspirational for everybody: my big aim is more women on bicycles. Votes: 0
Marianne VosStar Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want. Votes: 0
George LucasRap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't. Votes: 0
Alexander McQueenI write down inspirational things on cards that I keep in my bag and look at during the round. Votes: 0
Yani TsengI want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.' Votes: 0
Ireland BaldwinAction breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action. Votes: 1 Willem Dafoe
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from. Votes: 1 Elliott Yamin
When we were studying at the Royal Antwerp Academy, we were taught to seek inspiration from everyone, everything and everywhere. My parents and grandparents were also a great inspiration for me a very young age. Votes: 1 Dries van Noten
Anyone who knows me knows that I have never been shy about how important Ferran Adria has been in my life; he is a friend, a mentor, an inspiration. Votes: 3 Jose Andres Puerta
I do work too hard sometimes, but my mom is such an inspiration. She tells me to 'chill out' and not take things so seriously. She will say: 'Go and have a massage.' Votes: 3 Josh Peck
I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher. Votes: 5 Stephen Mangan
Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen. Votes: 1 Deep Roy
Another inspiration that has helped me get through has been Lance Armstrong's story. My cancer is not nearly as bad as his, but I believe in staying motivated and keeping as fit as you can. Votes: 1 Grete Waitz
We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God. Votes: 4 John Stott
The writer is a mysterious figure, wandering lonely as a cloud, fired by inspiration, or perhaps a cocktail or two. Votes: 1 Sara Sheridan
Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school. His short plays were so accessible to younger people and I think that was inspirational to me. Votes: 1 Mindy Kaling
He grows daily more capable of following any inspiration without technical effort, and also of letting inspiration come to him through meticulous observation. Votes: 1 Eugen Herrigel
I look at the dancers and I get the inspiration for the work from them. Votes: 1 Graeme Murphy
My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never get inspirations. Votes: 1 Anne Tyler
I'm the sort of person that doesn't really have specific 'inspiration.' It probably comes more from my doubts and my desires. Votes: 1 Natsuki Takaya
I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams. Votes: 1 M. Ward
Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering. Votes: 1 P. J. O'Rourke
I can't stress how much my daughter is an inspiration to stay sober. When I come home and she opens those big blue eyes at me, it's the most amazing feeling I could ever feel. Votes: 1 A. J. McLean
Change your thoughts and you change your world. Votes: 2 Norman Vincent Peale
My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration. Votes: 1 John L. Phillips
Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career. Votes: 1 Jack Youngblood
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. Votes: 3 Dale Carnegie
While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future. Votes: 1 Ronald Reagan
The Christian churches were offered two things: the spirit of Jesus and the idiotic morality of Paul, and they rejected the higher inspiration... Following Paul, we have turned the goodness of love into a fiend and degraded the crowning impulse of our being into a capital sin. Votes: 1 Frank Harris
To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life. Votes: 2 Robert Louis Stevenson
My favorite singer is Lauryn Hill - all time, hands down. She was my biggest inspiration growing up. Votes: 3 Leah LaBelle
Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself. Votes: 2 Alice Walker
Heartbreak has definitely been a big inspiration for me. You can write about a bad situation and just feel so much better afterwards. For me it's very therapeutic. But love in general - even when it's good - is always very inspiring. Votes: 1 Jessica Lowndes
I had hoped when my life was chronicled, it would be an inspirational story. Votes: 2 Om Puri
Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure. Votes: 1 Emanuel Celler
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens. Votes: 3 David Cameron
My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse. Votes: 3 Taylor Dane
Beyonce is one of my inspirations. Her attitude, her style, her voice... she's perfect. Votes: 1 Charice Pempengco
I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me. Votes: 1 Noel Gallagher
Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. Votes: 3 Kobe Bryant
The immediate need for education and practice in using our natural resources of soil, forest, water, wildlife and areas of inspirational beauty to the best advantage of all, for this generation and others to come, is again apparent to every observant citizen. Votes: 3 Walt Disney
What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it. Votes: 2 Brigitte Bardot
No matter where I am in the world or what's on my schedule, I begin each day by reading an inspirational book and then meditating and praying. I adopted this healthy habit many years ago to ensure that my first thoughts of the day were positive. Votes: 3 Doreen Virtue
We should get into the habit of reading inspirational books, looking at inspirational pictures, hearing inspirational music, associating with inspirational friends. Votes: 3 Alfred Armand Montapert
Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad. Votes: 1 Sally Hawkins
In a world that's changing so quickly, you're guaranteed to fail if you don't take any risks. Votes: 2 Mark Zuckerberg
With love, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting hurt because love is an amazing feeling. Votes: 2 Britney Spears
The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes. Votes: 1 Randy Owen
Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit. Votes: 2 Kin Hubbard
In 'Diary,' the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and not just be a reaction to the circumstances around us. Votes: 1 Chuck Palahniuk
As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations. Votes: 1 Ed Sheeran
From a design perspective, the U.S. has always been a great source of inspiration for me. Votes: 1 Brunello Cucinelli
I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams. Votes: 1 M. Ward
Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration. Votes: 1 Bill Frist
Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way. Votes: 1 Skylar Grey
You always draw inspiration from your family or your parents if they've proven to be inspirational. My mother is someone who's always been inspirational to me. Votes: 1 Dustin Clare
Fathers can find great inspiration in faith. Votes: 1 Bruce Feiler
Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated. Votes: 2 Lou Holtz
Elizabeth I was my favourite monarch though, what an inspiration, she did great things for women. Votes: 1 Kirsty Gallacher
We should get into the habit of reading inspirational books, looking at inspirational pictures, hearing inspirational music, associating with inspirational friends. Votes: 3 Alfred Armand Montapert
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. Votes: 2 May Sarton
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. Votes: 2 Ben Hogan
When we were studying at the Royal Antwerp Academy, we were taught to seek inspiration from everyone, everything and everywhere. My parents and grandparents were also a great inspiration for me a very young age. Votes: 1 Dries van Noten
My great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, was my biggest hero in life, my biggest inspiration behind everything I do. Votes: 1 Nik Wallenda
You can be moved by an animated film and not by a live action film. There could be great inspiration in and humanity in that animated story. Votes: 1 Geoffrey S. Fletcher
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. Votes: 2 Princess Diana
Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman. Votes: 1 Malala Yousafzai
Inside, I've got a real purist desire and dream about the music. I like the idea of being able to carve out a kind of magical, colourful, artistic, inspirational life. And the reality just turns out to be quite different, working with the business to bring this thing you have created into the world. Votes: 3 Damien Rice
I testify that inspiration can be the spring for every person's hope, guidance, and strength. It is one of the magnified treasures of life. It involves coming to the infinite knowledge of God. Votes: 1 James E. Faust
Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration. Votes: 1 Gavin Rossdale
My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me. Votes: 1 Hill Harper
I opened-up a yogurt, underneath the lid it said, "Please try again." because they were having a contest that I was unaware of. I thought maybe I opened the yogurt wrong. ...Or maybe Yoplait was trying to inspire me... "Come on Mitchell, don't give up!" An inspirational message from your friends at Yoplait, fruit on the bottom, hope on top. Votes: 3 Mitch Hedberg
I find inspiration and rhythm in everything. Really I do. And I find inspiration in the really quiet moments. Votes: 1 Bill Kreutzmann
My mom has always been a huge inspiration. She was a single mom raising two kids in New York. Now that is full-on all the time. Votes: 1 Kim Raver
You always draw inspiration from your family or your parents if they've proven to be inspirational. My mother is someone who's always been inspirational to me. Votes: 2 Dustin Clare
Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. Votes: 1 Bo Bennett
I get inspiration from movies, from fashion, then completely random things you'd never think of. Votes: 1 Santigold
So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God. Votes: 6 Smokey Robinson
Why is it that English, drama and music teachers are most often recalled as our mentors and inspirations? Maybe because artists are rarely members of the popular crowd. Votes: 3 Roger Ebert
My parents had a difficult divorce. My dad had to take a backseat for a few years, and my grandfather came in. He was also my inspiration for becoming an actor. I really respected him. Votes: 2 Christian Camargo
I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person. Votes: 4 R. Kelly
Photography obviously lends itself so well towards fashion. It's capturing that moment and that inspiration, and as a designer you are constantly walking through the world assimilating those visual references you have and so being able to solidify that into a photograph and keep it on your mood board is essential to creating a collection. Votes: 1 Georgina Chapman
I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life. Votes: 4 Antony Gormley
Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them. Votes: 1 Henry David Thoreau
I'm not an inspirational quote kind of person. Votes: 0 Christine Teigen
Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries. Votes: 1 Patty Duke
The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela - they're all inspirational religious leaders and smart tacticians. It would be nice to find the Muslim Gandhi, wouldn't it? Votes: 3 Dennis C. Blair
The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational. Votes: 1 Cheryl James
Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there. Votes: 3 Ja Rule
Words outlive people, institutions, civilizations. Words spur images, associations, memories, inspirations and synapse pulsations. Words send off physical resonations of thought into the nethersphere. Words hurt, soothe, inspire, demean, demand, incite, pacify, teach, romance, pervert, unite, divide. Words be powerful. Votes: 1 Inga Muscio
It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit. Votes: 2 George A. Sheehan
Your love makes me strong, Your hate makes me unstoppable". Votes: 2 Cristiano Ronaldo
We sing inspirational songs, songs of praise and worship, and about how good and how big God is. We are magnifying the Lord. Votes: 4 Fred Hammond
One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed. Votes: 3 Herman Cain
We can look forward to four more years of wonderful, inspirational speeches full of wit, poetry, music, love and affection, plus more goddamn nonsense. Votes: 3 David Brinkley
I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning 'full of the spirit.' I do believe that it comes to you. Votes: 1 Jimmy Webb
In writing Snowboarding to Nirvana I have intentionally written an inspirational spiritual adventure story, which will hopefully provide people with metaphysical techniques, spiritual knowledge, hope and a brighter view of life. Votes: 3 Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Without football, my life is worth nothing. Votes: 3 Cristiano Ronaldo
The power of pop culture stories should not be underestimated, and there is an enormous potential for inspirational stories that can have a positive, transformative effect on our lives. Votes: 4 Anita Sarkeesian
We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust, but of strength and inspiration. Votes: 1 Josefa Iloilo
Just the example Delaware State University graduates set by the way they live their lives, should be an inspiration to other high school students to go to Delaware State. Votes: 1 Michael N. Castle
Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. Votes: 2 Ross Perot
I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. Votes: 2 Lily Tomlin
The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing. Votes: 3 Michael Gove
Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal. Votes: 2 Frank Lampard
F. Lee Bailey had been an inspiration to me. It was my desire to have him behind the scenes, to rely on his great wisdom and his brainpower, but I did not feel he should be in the courtroom. Votes: 1 Robert Shapiro
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. Votes: 2 Abigail Adams
Mapping out your own future in the form of images, phrases, and inspirational words that you are able to see every day will help reinforce your desires to attain what you set out to achieve. Votes: 3 Robert Cheeke
Can a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work? Votes: 3 Oliver $
I've been known to write 10 pages a day for 10 days running before I take a breath. I am not a disciplined writer. I'm one of those people who laughingly call themselves inspirational writers, which basically means someone who has no control over their own creative process. Votes: 4 Catherine Ryan Hyde
I've been known to write 10 pages a day for 10 days running before I take a breath. I am not a disciplined writer. I'm one of those people who laughingly call themselves inspirational writers, which basically means someone who has no control over their own creative process. Votes: 4 Catherine Ryan Hyde
When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd go, what did you just play... immediately inspirational writings, amazing. That's what we're going to miss. Votes: 3 Robin Gibb
Jesus is the inspiration for anyone to go the distance. Votes: 1 Sylvester Stallone
From you we have learned what we, at least, value, to separate Church and State; and from you we gather inspiration at all times in our devotion to learning, to religious liberty, and to individual and National freedom. Votes: 1 Seth Low
The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes. Votes: 3 Randy Owen
Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action. Votes: 1 Brendan Behan
Beware of addictive medicines. Everything in moderation. This applies particularly to the Internet and your sofa. The physical world is ultimately the source of all inspiration. Which is to say, if all else fails: take a bike ride. Votes: 1 Aaron Koblin
Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. Votes: 1 Bo Bennett
Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering. Votes: 1 P. J. O'Rourke
I think if there's something one needs to change with oneself, it doesn't have to happen in the New Year. You can do that any time you please - not that it's not a good inspirational tactic for the people that it works for. Votes: 1 Brittany Murphy
I have real admiration for chefs who can maintain an edge and find new inspiration in their cooking after many years. Votes: 1 Daniel Boulud
In those long, lonely miles you put in during the off-season, and in those knife-in-the-gut track repetitions and hill repeats that buckle your knees - at that moment in almost every race when you ask yourself how much you're willing to hurt to catch one more runner - you can draw strength and inspiration from your running mates. Votes: 1 Don Kardong
Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song is without words. Votes: 1 Franz Liszt
It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication. Votes: 1 Herb Elliott
My heart lies in music and acting, however, my inspiration comes from adrenaline rush I get from sports... and life. Votes: 1 Alexander Ludwig
I think that the reason for my success is that I am really not aspirational. I am inspirational in that the people at home feel like they can really relate to me. Votes: 1 Rosie O'Donnell
To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process. Votes: 2 Julia Leigh
I travel the garden of music, thru inspiration. It's a large, very large garden, seen? Votes: 1 Peter Tosh
To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process. Votes: 1 Julia Leigh
To me, the Seventies were very inspirational and very influential... With my whole persona as Snoop Dogg, as a person, as a rapper. I just love the Seventies style, the way all the players dressed nice, you know, kept their hair looking good, drove sharp cars and they talked real slick. Votes: 4 Snoop Dogg
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens. Votes: 1 David Cameron
I do lead a careful diet, I don't overeat, I have fruit and vegetables every day and I drink a lot of water. And my darling wife keeps me so young it is ridiculous. Being with her is an inspiration as well. Votes: 1 Bruce Forsyth
F. Lee Bailey had been an inspiration to me. It was my desire to have him behind the scenes, to rely on his great wisdom and his brainpower, but I did not feel he should be in the courtroom. Votes: 1 Robert Shapiro