Inspirational Quotes

Soldier’s Afghan tour prompts NPR ‘This I Believe’ essay (Yellow Springs News)
National Public Radio’s popular media project, “This I Believe,” has inspired thousands of writers across the country (including 10 from Yellow Springs) to express and condense their thoughts into a personal essay, 500 words or less, then submit it for consideration to NPR’s selection committee.

Johansson inspired hit lesbian single (Stuff)
The Vicky Cristina Bar celona star - who recently married actor Ryan Reynolds - was unaware she had motivated Katy to pen the risque record. She said: "I had no idea about the song, but I should get a cut! It’s really flattering, but my lips are kind of taken."

Frank Butler on Curtis Counce's "Landslide" (All About Jazz)
"Man, I feel like cookin' this evening," * Frank Butler proclaimed while setting up his drums in the Contemporary Records studio on October 6, 1956. Over a half-century later, his words still have the ring of absolute truth.

Romeo Gigli launches a new line (International Herald Tribune)
Romeo Gigli, the Italian designer who defined the softer and poetic side of the brash 1980s, is back. But not under his own name, which no longer belongs to him, but a combination of words that the cognoscenti will recognize immediately: io ipse idem. With Italian investment, the renaisssance was announced on Thursday.

Scarlett Johansson inspired Katy Perry's 'I kissed a girl' (The Arizona Republic)
Scarlett Johansson is "flattered" to have inspired Katy Perry’s hit track ‘IKissed a Girl’.

No Handshake Man at Obama Inauguration (Washington Post)
A confounding and perhaps divinely inspired Inauguration Day tradition is coming to an end: Handshake Man says he can't make it to the celebration Jan. 20.

Martina McBride’s Poetic Choice (Great American Country)
Nov. 20, 2008 — Martina McBride’s topical songs — including "Independence Day" and "Love’s The Only House" — have inspired millions of country fans. But who inspires Martina? For one, poet Maya Angelou, who Martina honors in the pages of Reader’s Digest.

Lyricist Tim Rice reflects on his career (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
If you've ever found yourself singing "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," "A Whole New World," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" -- or countless other show and pop tunes -- you've sung the words of Tim Rice.

It’s time for words to lead the peace process (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
It is now clear that no peace agreement, not even on principles, will be signed by the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating team before some time in 2009, after the new American administration takes charge, the Israeli election runs its course and the fate of Mahmoud Abbas' presidency is decided.

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News (Moldova.org)
New jewelry made from dismembered BarbiesNEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A New York designer says she was inspired to make a new brand of designer jewelry out of spliced apart Barbie dolls due to her own history with the toy.Designer Margaux Lange said on her Web site that by slicing apart the popular plastic doll and her boyfriend, Ken, she was able to create a jewelry line featuring Barbie's ...