By this I mean that I am inspired by science, inspired to do science and that at critical points in my development, the inspiration of others has inspired my choices.
"The fundamental premise of our submission is that the Games will provide the opportunity at both an economic and social level in particular the development and inspiration of young people not only in South Africa but the rest of the Commonwealth.
I started reading voraciously about aid and development finding inspiration in people like Amartya Sen, Jeff Sachs, and Hernando DeSoto.
Ralph Zucker, the chief executive of Somerset Development, said his inspiration for the project came from a community designed to attract Jewish residents in Florida.
Mr. Knight's initial aim was to bring fashion directly to the public, showing not just the final product, but also the inspiration, development and the techniques that are used.
"The idea is to use the trains as a platform for leadership development and national inspiration," he told me.
With developments in Chicago, inspiration started to go the other way and Italo-house was born.
While it might be better known for providing recipes and fashion ideas, there is also a growing educational community using it for inspiration, professional development and as a teaching and learning tool.
In September, a Memorandum of Understanding for a canal concession was signed in Managua, and a few days later Ortega announced the deal, saying, "The People's China is a source of inspiration, of development, of growth for humanity".
But that more richly endowed region has shifted its attention away from the government centralized in La Paz and eastward to Brazil's turbocharged capitalism as an inspiration for development.
