Inspire
To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue.
To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
To breathe; to blow gently.
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Inspire Quotations
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
Confucius
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
Tony Robbins
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
Plato
Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.
Voltaire
Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.
Lee Iacocca
I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way.
Lady Gaga
The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those that inspire us shrink it, and habit fills it.
Marcel Proust
I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful.
Mike Tyson
I am so excited to let fans in on how important my relationship with my family is to me. I hope to motivate mothers and daughters to build lifetimes of memories together and inspire kids around the world to live their dreams.
Miley Cyrus
Inspire Translations
inspire in Dutch is inspireren, bezielen, inboezemen
inspire in French is inspirez, inspirons, enthousiasmer, inspirer
inspire in German is anregen
inspire in Italian is fanatizzare
inspire in Latin is addo, incito
inspire in Norwegian is inspirere
inspire in Spanish is inspirar, entusiasmar
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