Quotes About Inspiration

I try to be real positive because I know I'm being listened to, and I have a responsibility.

When I first had my legs amputated, it was hard for me to be positive and feel pretty. Many people don't know that someone with a disability can be strong and beautiful and successful as an athlete.

I just look to be myself. I'm not trying to be nobody. I'm just trying to be the first Zion.

It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters.

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.

I'm going to be the first person to do every creative idea he's ever had in his head.

You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting.

I've had writing sessions with people, but I've never had one where you're just there, and you start making a song, and then it's too good to be true that something really cool will come out of this.

I try so hard to be true to myself. I hope I can help other girls realize that they don't have to do things just because everyone else is doing them.

As an artist, you need to be true to yourself and free and not put yourself in a box that contradicts with what you feel is needed for a song.

'Rockaway Beach' is a great song, and so is 'Listen to My Heart.'

I have always wanted to write a novel, and I tried many times but could never find the right story. One day, I was walking on the beach, and the idea for 'Groundswell' hit me. I went into the house and started writing and never stopped.

I like Beach House a lot.

My father never left my side; on the street, on the beach, he was always with me. He helped me on the road to becoming a professional, and now I play just for him.

Certainly, the Beach Boys and the early Beatles records were a huge influence on me lyrically.

Beaches are really important to me, and I love Sennen Cove and Perranporth Beach.

When I was working on 'Coloring Book,' I knew that I wanted it to be a beacon for independent artists and music makers with their own agenda.

I hope that any gay kids see me as beacon of light, not just in sport but in general.

Our Country is a beacon of hope for the world.

I've had the honor of sitting in with the Allmans at their Beacon shows a couple of times, and it just doesn't get better than that.

I want to be a beacon to kids like me, the ones who grow up without hope.

The first record I bought was actually Booker T and the MG's 'Red Beans and Rice.'

I have always been an admirer of Feli, Feli Lopez. He's just - I mean, every time - he's, like, fit and good and his long hair and the beard.

Ryan Tedder is just a beast.