Quotes About Inspiration

I am a little man and this is a little town, but there must be a spark in little men that can burst into flame.

I have observed that not the man who hopes when others despair, but the man who despairs when others hope, is admired by a large class of persons as a sage.

There's a crystallization that goes on in a poem which the young man can bring off, but which the middle-aged man can't.

Writing the next lines and words of your life is something only you can do. We write our own stories.

Affirming words from moms and dads are like light switches. Speak a word of affirmation at the right moment in a child's life and it's like lighting up a whole roomful of possibilities.

I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.

I've known my mom since I was zero years old. She is quite dope.

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher.

My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band.

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.

I grew up riding horses and on the beach and I never really wore makeup and my mom showed that as an example. She wore makeup, just in a beautiful, effortless way.

If I made a list of the people I admire, Mom would probably fill up half of it. She could do anything and everything.

My mom really wanted me to be a musician so she gave me a guitar for my fifth birthday, but I didn't start playing till I was seven.

I think actions speak louder than words is one thing I think I always took from my mom. And to this day, I think about that in everything I do.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

I would mimic what I saw in Grease and Guys and Dolls in front of my mom's mirror and I would practice voices and songs. When you put me alone in a room, that's what I would do.

My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing I'd ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and I'd sketch shoes and shoes and shoes.

Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy.

Because my mom always told me that I could. From a very early age, I felt comfortable leading.

I reflect back on my mom's journey, someone who was an immigrant to Canada and came not knowing anything and figured it out tremendously. I reflect back on that a lot.

People think I have courage. The courage in my family are my wife Pam, my three daughters, here, Nicole, Jamie, LeeAnn, my mom, who's right here too.

My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.

My favorite thing about being a mom is just what a better person it makes you on a daily basis.