#inspire

Whenever anyone has called me a bitch, I have taken it as a compliment. To me, a bitch is assertive, unapologetic, demanding, intimidating, intelligent, fiercely protective, in control — all very positive attributes. But it’s not supposed to be a compliment, because there’s that stupid double standard: When men are aggressive and dominant, they are admired, but when a woman possesses those same qualities, she is dismissed and called a bitch. These days, I strive to be a bitch, because not being one sucks. Not being a bitch means not having your voice heard. Not being a bitch means you agree with all the bullshit. Not being a bitch means you don’t appreciate all the other bitches who have come before you. Not being a bitch means since Eve ate that apple, we will forever have to pay for her bitchiness with complacence, obedience, acceptance, closed eyes, and open legs. ↗

— Margaret Cho

#feminism #inspire #inspirational

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#first #inspire #man #manliness #others

But when I hear a great song, I can't help but be inspired by it, regardless of whatever genre that song falls under. ↗

— Taylor Swift

#genre #great #hear #help #i

My grandmother is the person who inspires me the most. ↗

— Victoria Azarenka

#inspires #me #most #person #who

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#defends #disciples #eyes #guides #him

The drummer; he inspired me to play like no one else I have ever met. ↗

— Chet Baker

#else #ever #i #inspired #like

That difficult start drove me on to inspire children and let them know that it is never to late to repair a bad experience at school, and once you get your head down and start to read books, you can really achieve. ↗

— Johnny Ball

#bad #books #children #difficult #down

Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken. ↗

— Ludwig van Beethoven

#bacchus #drunken #glorious #i #i am

I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity. ↗

— John Hall

#feeling #freedom #hope #i #inspire

To be able to live each day with honor, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire