Patrick raised expectations with a promising sixth-place finish in an ARCA series race here Feb. 6, inspiring the decision to attempt the Nationwide race.
Wood had a natural home birth with her son, and publicly thanked Ricki Lake, creator of the documentary The Business of Being Born, for inspiring her decision.
The novice scribe, 39, seems to be thanking Tina Fey in inspiring his decision to pen a memoir, which has been acquired by Crown Archetype of Random House's Crown Publishing Group.
Several texts refer to gods influencing or inspiring human decisions, working through a person's "heart"—the seat of emotion and intellect in Egyptian belief.
A popular rhyme of the time reflected public feeling: Although Duncan's initial tactics at the battle were reminiscent of those of Howe at the Glorious First of June, and his eventual attack has been compared to Nelson's tactics at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Duncan credited the tactical work Essay on Naval Tactics by John Clerk of Eldin for inspiring his decisions on the day.
The Obama administration's policies on Israel-Palestine have hardly been inspiring – the US decision in February 2011 to veto the UN resolution condemning the settlements on the West Bank and East Jerusalem as obstacles to peace being a particularly low point.
In a new episode of "Fearless," Kenworthy is introduced to John, a 20-year-old college student from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who credits the athlete with inspiring his own decision to come out as gay. .
INTERMISSION Time away from her husband was one thing, but having her first daughter, Skylar, was the real breaking point, inspiring Messeroux's decision to leave the corporate world.
FOR young single women, many forces are inspiring home-buying decisions.
The Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, said Australia was strongly against Liu's imprisonment, and "welcome[d] the fact that his work has been recognised internationally now with the Nobel Peace Prize", while the Australian Greens leader Bob Brown described the decision as "inspiring".
