Famous and not so famous people that inspire you/stories that motivate you

smurphy69 · 31-07-2013 01:06AM

xii wrote: »

Share this and you will have a wish come true in 10 minutes.

You 'mirin?

xii · 31-07-2013 01:18AM

smurphy69 wrote: »

You 'mirin?

You 'Worcestershire?

Sulla Felix · 31-07-2013 01:19AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

Sky King · 31-07-2013 01:22AM

I like the story of John Harrison, who was a carpenter who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time - the longitude problem.

He had to overcome not just scientific and engineering challenges but his rivals' bitterness, jealously and major class discrimination in 18th Century Britain by society's elite.

He solved the longitude problem by developing a revolutionary series of clock designs that were astoundingly accurate. He worked at them for virtually his entire life - the last one taking about 20 years to complete.

He persevered and was successful in the end, though he was in his 80's before he was fully acknowledged for what he had achieved.

smurphy69 · 31-07-2013 01:34AM

xii wrote: »

You 'Worcestershire?

Ye brah fuaaaaark

KKkitty · 31-07-2013 01:40AM

My mam. She found out early in life that her sister was her real mother, was forced by god fearing catholic family to give her first born away, buried my younger brother when I was 2, had 10 other kids(most including myself gave her no end of trouble when we were growing up), never got a real break in life and even her real mam would never acknowledge her. My mam went through all that and still got up every morning and fed and clothed me and my siblings as best she could.

markomuscle · 31-07-2013 01:52AM

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Cytherea. She squirted her way to stardom and made a generation of young men **** themselves dry at the sight of her vadge.

Flower Tucci is better with the squirting, she corrupted my mind years ago

Catphish · 31-07-2013 01:59AM

KKkitty wrote: »

My mam. She found out early in life that her sister was her real mother, was forced by god fearing catholic family to give her first born away, buried my younger brother when I was 2, had 10 other kids(most including myself gave her no end of trouble when we were growing up), never got a real break in life and even her real mam would never acknowledge her. My mam went through all that and still got up every morning and fed and clothed me and my siblings as best she could.

The very fact you know, acknowledge and understand all that is a great achievement on her part. There's rarely a household that can come through a bumpy ride with teenagers, let alone what else happened in your home.

But it takes that click into maturity that makes you reflect, understand, and appreciate what it took to bring you up and your siblings.

Being a mother is an understated title, it can be a battle field, and a thankless job. That is until hopefully, at the end of it all, someone recognises that it wasn't easy, but there was always love behind it all.

She has a thankful and level headed daughter

KKkitty · 31-07-2013 02:08AM

Catphish wrote: »

The very fact you know, acknowledge and understand all that is a great achievement on her part. There's rarely a household that can come through a bumpy ride with teenagers, let alone what else happened in your home.

But it takes that click into maturity that makes you reflect, understand, and appreciate what it took to bring you up and your siblings.

Being a mother is an understated title, it can be a battle field, and a thankless job. That is until hopefully, at the end of it all, someone recognises that it wasn't easy, but there was always love behind it all.

She has a thankful and level headed daughter

She passed away 4 years ago and I wish I could say stuff to her but I can't. Thanks for saying that

She was definitely stronger than she gave herself credit for.

Chin Stroker · 31-07-2013 05:54PM

In the mid-1980s, George Foreman was near bankrupt, which forced him into a boxing comeback at the age of 45. Even at this age, he was able to regain his heavyweight title (an amazing feat in and of itself). This allowed him to pay off millions of dollars in debt and launch his career as an entrepreneur.

At a guess Id say his grills are in at least one in every 10 homes in Ireland.

fincollins · 31-07-2013 06:20PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1swPZzxv0tI

Chin Stroker · 31-07-2013 07:59PM

From a business point of view Donald Trump is one of the comeback kings. He went bankrupt in the 80s only to re-build his property empire.

xii · 31-07-2013 11:39PM

Chin Stroker wrote: »

From a business point of view Donald Trump is one of the comeback kings. He went bankrupt in the 80s only to re-build his property empire.

DT didn't rebuild, he never lost it.

money money money money ...... money

Chin Stroker · 01-08-2013 05:22PM

xii wrote: »

DT didn't rebuild, he never lost it.

money money money money ...... money

The source I read said his 80s property company went bankrupt

Dick phelan · 01-08-2013 08:12PM

Chin Stroker wrote: »

In the mid-1980s, George Foreman was near bankrupt, which forced him into a boxing comeback at the age of 45. Even at this age, he was able to regain his heavyweight title (an amazing feat in and of itself). This allowed him to pay off millions of dollars in debt and launch his career as an entrepreneur.

At a guess Id say his grills are in at least one in every 10 homes in Ireland.

Not only that but the also how the man changed, back in the Ali days he was a not a nice man to say the least and a very aggresive character, however the man now always seems to have a smile on his face and seems to be a really genuine and nice man now since he converted to Christianity, not a preacher btw but since the man found faith he has become a better person for it and thats very admirable

Chin Stroker · 01-08-2013 08:34PM

Will Smith played this man's life story to a tee.

A truly remarkable inspiration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS5xy7iHJ6o

Chin Stroker · 06-08-2013 11:21PM

Love this one

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

Vince Lombardi

sinjin_smythe · 06-08-2013 11:46PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyhOmBPtGNM

RED PASSION · 06-08-2013 11:53PM

Maryam Modern Lace wrote: »

Lance Armstrong, a man who refused to let the rules and guidelines of some stupid cycling organisations stop him from realising his dream of raising millions of dollars for cancer research. What a hero.

A man who has won the same number of Tour de France as me.

Red Pepper · 06-08-2013 11:54PM

Shackleton. Never got to the south pole but was nevertheless a great leader and explorer and always put the welfare of his men first.

ShazGV · 07-08-2013 12:44AM

Chris Colfer - bullied throughout school to the point of being home schooled one year & grew up in a 'hick' town which he worked damn hard to get out of. He's starred in a hit TV series, won a Golden Globe, wrote & starred in his own film with another one on the way next year, featured in Time's 100 Most Influential People, written 3 novels and sold a TV pilot to Disney Channel.

And he's only 23. Makes me feel like I've done sh1t all with my life but he's an inspirational guy.

Jimoslimos · 07-08-2013 01:55AM

Chin Stroker wrote: »

Joanna Rowling was rejected by many publishers and when the first edition of the first Harry Potter novel was published the print run was only 1000. She was advised to disguise her feminine identity - hence the "JK", the K being an invention for the purpose.

I'm not the biggest Harry Potter fan but her comments and attitude towards tax-paying and the welfare state are inspiring. Despite what AH would have you think not every single mother claiming assistance from the state is a worthless scrounger fit only for sterilisation.

J.K. Rowling wrote:

I chose to remain a domiciled taxpayer for a couple of reasons. The main one was that I wanted my children to grow up where I grew up, to have proper roots in a culture as old and magnificent as Britain’s; to be citizens, with everything that implies, of a real country, not free-floating ex-pats, living in the limbo of some tax haven and associating only with the children of similarly greedy tax exiles.

A second reason, however, was that I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When my life hit rock bottom, that safety net, threadbare though it had become under John Major’s Government, was there to break the fall. I cannot help feeling, therefore, that it would have been contemptible to scarper for the West Indies at the first sniff of a seven-figure royalty cheque. This, if you like, is my notion of patriotism. On the available evidence, I suspect that it is Lord Ashcroft’s idea of being a mug

Bono, you listening? Although in a way I guess it is a sad reflection on the world we live in, when the simple act of paying a little more tax in the country that supported you (and helped make your fortune) is worthy of admiration.

Marsden · 07-08-2013 02:00AM

Kim Jung-il, that man really has an unbelievable amount of accomplishments to his name.

Weevil · 07-08-2013 02:12AM

Chin Stroker wrote: »

Love this one

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

Vince Lombardi

God, I hate that Rand-ian crap.

The Narrator · 07-08-2013 02:13AM

Marsden wrote: »

Kim Jung-il, that man really has an unbelievable amount of accomplishments to his name.

The man played a 38 under par round of golf that included 11 hole-in-ones.

If that's not inspirational, I don't know what is.

Weevil · 07-08-2013 02:22AM

The Narrator wrote: »

The man played a 38 under par round of golf that included 11 hole-in-ones.

If that's not inspirational, I don't know what is.

I believe his father also contributed to the richness of modern culture by part-funding Tarantino's Kill Bill trilogy, inspired of course by Sergio Leone genre- changing contribution to The Western. A great bunch of Northern Koreans.

StewartGriffin · 07-08-2013 02:29AM

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

Cytherea. She squirted her way to stardom and made a generation of young men **** themselves dry at the sight of her vadge.

markomuscle wrote: »

Flower Tucci is better with the squirting, she corrupted my mind years ago

During the heatwave, I had a dream about these two sexy ladies joining me in the back garden. Had a wonderful time AND got my lawn watered despite the impending hosepipe ban.

Was just a dream though. Woke up and the dog was pissing on my leg.

Chin Stroker · 10-08-2013 05:29PM

Love this

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