Barack Obama Quotes
What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next generation so that they understand you can't just rely on inspiration.
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The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams.
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A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.
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I think freedom for Palestine could be an incredible source of hope to people struggling all over the world. I think it could also be an incredible inspiration to Arab people in the Middle East, who are struggling under undemocratic regimes which the U.S. supports.
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I actually found not having a routine was inspiration.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to.
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Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities - especially visually - with a constant influx of young energy arriving daily. I love it.
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I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.
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Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.
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If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.
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Music is everywhere and in everything! I draw my inspiration from the day to day activities of my life!
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There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.
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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.
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The prophets, who were very many, proclaim and declare the one God; for, being filled with the inspiration of the one God, they predicted things to come, with agreeing and harmonious voice.
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Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.
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You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away.
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You can draw inspiration from anything. If you're a good storyteller, you can take a dirty look somebody gives you, or if a guy you used to have flirtations with starts dating a new girl, or somebody you're casually talking to says something that makes you so mad - you can create an entire scenario around that.
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The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.
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If you covet fame, if you covet all the superficial accolades, you're gonna be miserable 'cause you're never going to get enough praise. If you covet contributing something substantive to movies, music, literature, then you won't be unhappy.
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I can't imagine my wife and I ever splitting up. I can't imagine a life without her.
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I've wanted to go out with you from the first moment I saw you. I just had to wait until you were ready.
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Many things are between us and the Communists, but we respect the sincerity of their conviction and their willingness to bring sacrifices for their own cause, and this unites us with them.
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What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next generation so that they understand you can't just rely on inspiration.
