Quotes About Inspiration

I am not just a defender of the California Dream. I am a product of it.

I moved to Manchester United when I was a 17-year-old kid. Nemanja Vidic was five years older than me and Rio Ferdinand nearly nine years, and at the time, they were the best central defenders in the world. They never had a bad game.

I've always been a big fan of what Ron Rivera and Sean McDermott have been able to put together on the defensive side.

MS doesn't define who I am.

I don't remember a time when I didn't define myself as a writer.

A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film.

A lot of writers don't know what it feels like to get on stage. They don't understand the weight that songs can carry. I got a chance to play all these shows. I got a chance to define myself through music, so when it comes to helping other people figure out what they should say, I've been through it.

As the leader of the Bullet Club, I can't slow down now. I am an example for everybody who thought just slapping the Bullet Club logo on you would define your career.

What I want to see in teacher training is more talk about character education and getting teachers to really think about it. We have been careful not to define what we mean by character but we think the best schools and the best teachers know how they build strong, resilient young people.

The market didn't define the music; the music defined the market.

I've thought about it many times, I really have, because it defined who I am. I wouldn't be where I am today without my dyslexia.

I admire actors such as Laura Linney, Cate Blanchett and Andrea Riseborough, who take risks and fight to not be defined by their gender.

Growing up and being bullied, it's not a sad story for me. It's defined me and what made me so strong.

Look at a guy like Ian McKellen, who is eighty or whatever, and he's just loving his work, and you can see that in the work. That defines what type of actor you are. And what kind of people want to work with you. And whether you can do this job for a long, long time.

What I like to think I've done is try to teach all women and my three female daughters, to teach them to rise above stuff, to find things that move you, to bring humor and laughter to everything that you do, and to realize that no other person defines you. Find what's great about yourself, and band together as women.

Even without football, football doesn't define Shaquem Griffin. It's who he can help that defines him.

Finding a way to make a difference is arguably far more defining than any collection I have brought to market.

And if you can change Addis, definitely you can change Ethiopia.

Martin O'Neill has definitely got the best out of me.

When I was young and used to look at Chinese architecture, there was no clear definition between what was landscaping and what was architecture.

The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.

The definition of an artist, for me, is someone who is quite selfish about their creativity.

Defy the limitations people put on you.

I never like to think that I design for a particular person. I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be, and - to some degree - the woman I'm still a little piece of.