People who inspired you?

Celly Smunt · 29-05-2014 05:37PM

MJ23 wrote: »

Al Bundy. A pure legend.

Ted is more my man.

Aidric · 29-05-2014 05:41PM

job seeker wrote: »

My Dad..

After losing his seat in the local elections. His income is down from 60k to 14k per year. Despite doing all he could in the area to ensure getting a seat in the local elections and losing it. He is still trying to find ways to get more income for the family. I am very proud of him.

60k for a council seat?

The Diabolical Monocle · 29-05-2014 05:59PM

Twice in the last week I have seen a man around the local area, he is fairly short with sort of light ginger/strawberry blonde hair which he wears long/to shoulder length.

Along with this he has a neatly styled longish beard of same color, and is a bit pudgy ... but not to 'fat guy' proportions.

He looks like Gilius Thunderhead, a character from the retro game 'golden axe'.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs23/f/2008/018/2/1/Golden_Axe___Gilius_Thunderhea_by_mat3w.jpg

He inspired me because he looks like Gilius Thunderhead from golden axe.
I found that to be inspiring.

Also he was wearing a yellow t-shirt, though it should really have been green in a perfect world to match up with the clothing of Gilius Thunderhead from the retro arcade game 'golden axe'.

I wanted to give him some kind of axe or armor.

eviltwin · 29-05-2014 06:05PM

Lots of people inspire me. I've read some amazing posts here from people which have just stopped me in my tracks, interviews with people on the radio, stories in magazines and that kind of thing. Normal people getting on with life against the odds kinda thing. I find myself plagued a lot with self doubt and fear about things and I'll always remind myself of their stories and think if they can keep on keeping on then so can I.

WinnyThePoo · 29-05-2014 06:05PM

Lance Armstrong. I watched the tour de france every year he won it. I was a bit tubby when younger, so I was inspired to get on my bike. Sorta knew when all his ex teammates where testing postive( well pretty much everybody in the peloton) he was doping. Dissapointed.

not yet · 29-05-2014 06:32PM

The 1916 leaders, Christy Moore and Dignam, me Da and the geezer from braveheart..

gugleguy · 29-05-2014 06:39PM

Kiefer Sutherland.

irishfeen · 29-05-2014 06:45PM

Thomas Russell (Local United Irishman) for me - I was absolutely fascinated learning about the man in school as a child... born into an Anglican family who fought tooth and nail as an Irishman against oppression alongside Emmet & Pearce - a man who was fully comfortable with the fact he would die for his country -

"The hour is approaching when I am going to die,
The clock strikes and death calls me,
I shall not flee before it,
I die full of faith, full of honour"

(written years before (probably on a trip to the continent with Robert Emmet) he was hung, drawn and quartered in Downpatrick).

#Respect

Rory Gallagher · 29-05-2014 06:50PM

The 1916 rebels.The sheer level of braveness involved must have been monumental,To face death like they did is truly admirable and even though they were aware they would lose and be executed they still went ahead and did it hoping it would ignite another revolution.

On another level(Artistic)

Rory Gallagher-He shows how anyone can make a career in music without being a dog that licks the boots of the companies,He stayed true to what HE wanted to do and not take part in some bull**** fad which come around every six months or so. Unfortuantly died too young but left his amazing songs behind.He also shows that Irish music is not restricted too soppy singer-songwriter bollox,diddley diddley doo or ... U2(Also Thin Lizzy were class but only really had its origins in Ireland.)

Joe Strummer-By all accounts he was a legend, Always said what was on his mind and a really witty lyricist.Died too young aswell.Anyone who records three LPs and forgoes the royalties so the fans could afford it is a man with integrity and not some money hungry whore.

James Joyce-Contributed to so much to literature and was very inventive,He could have made life easy for himself by staying in Ireland and become a full time tenor, However again he did what HE wanted to do and fans of his work are so grateful.The final lines of 'The Dead' are amazing.

There are many more but these are the main ones.

Nino Brown · 29-05-2014 06:51PM

MacGyver

Plazaman · 29-05-2014 07:09PM

Two sisters called Patty and Mildred Hill. Patty ran a Kindergarten back in the late 1800's and the Mildred played piano and composed music. They collaborated to compose a simple song that the school kids could learn and sing every morning before classes started. The simple song went : Good morning to you, Good morning to you, Good morning, dear children, Good morning to all.

Somewhere along the way, the words "Good Morning" were replaced with "Happy Birthday" and today the song generates $39 million dollars per year in royalties.

The Hill Sisters never lived long enough to see any money from it but still this always gives me a little boost and affirms that the fruits of our endeavours may not be noticed straight away. Be proud in what you do peoples.

The Th!ng · 29-05-2014 09:37PM

Sergio Leone.

pragmatic1 · 29-05-2014 09:47PM

Christopher Hitchens. I always had huge doubts about religion but he reiterated my doubts so articulately that after reading his prose and listening to him in debates, I couldn't go back to believing in nonsense anymore. I'd love to have had a pint with the man.

Right Turn Clyde · 29-05-2014 10:00PM

Christopher Hitchens. I disagreed with his views quite often. However, reading his books and articles, and listening to him debate, inspired me to make a return to education. I dropped out of school when I was 16, so applying to a university was a huge step for me. I remember the exact moment I decided to quit my job. It was 18 months before we entered the recession, and I was doing quite well as a qualified tradesman. But I packed it in, moved home to my mother's, and changed my life. RIP Christopher, you old war-mongering bastard.

Hotale.com · 29-05-2014 10:02PM

No John Frusciante love in here?

And why: Because he came back from near-death in the mid-90s to become the coolest, most humble man ever. Such a legend.

And have you seen his hair? It's magnificent :pac:

KKkitty · 29-05-2014 10:03PM

I've posted in a similar thread about my mother and how she kept going even though she had so much sadness in her life before she died but my younger sisters inspire me since they were mere teenagers when they buried our parents. They've had their good and bad days but have never allowed everything they experienced get them down.

steddyeddy · 29-05-2014 10:03PM

Hotale.com wrote: »

No John Frusciante love in here?

Well people might not know him. I don't expect everyone to know Feynman but the point of the thread is to tell people why they inspire you.

Lenin Skynard · 29-05-2014 10:04PM

Paul Robinson off Neighbours. Used to be in a wheelchair and now he walks around without a bother on him so he does. Fair play to him.

29-05-2014 10:09PM

I can think of plenty of people that I admire but no-one who I would say "inspires" me. If I said somebody inspired me it would imply that I ever made any sort of meaningful contribution to life. Sadly it's tough to ever be inspired when you're a defeatist depressive lump who's completely devoid of talent of passion. (Yeah, it's one of those days......)

job seeker · 29-05-2014 10:22PM

Aidric wrote: »

60k for a council seat?

No a council stool.

ElizaT33 · 29-05-2014 10:32PM

My Mum .... ! I won a competition at school for writing an essay about why Mum was the best Mum - it was about 30 years ago! She raised 4 children on her own, worked every day of her life in a very good job, lost her husband very young to cancer (I was 2 years old) and above all ..... she's about the nicest person I'll ever get the chance to know!

Tardful Slakerly · 29-05-2014 10:33PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Well people might not know him. I don't expect everyone to know Feynman but the point of the thread is to tell people why they inspire you.

Any chance you read his lectures? I've thought about picking them up a few times.

Bukowski was a very sad man crippled by alcoholism who really didn't seem to like women, works are fine to appreciate but I really don't know that the man could be called inspiring.
Modest Mouse have a song on him:

Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,
that every night turns out to be
A little more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?
God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

--LOS-- · 29-05-2014 10:37PM

Ghandi, one of the only leaders that understood the true meaning of universal rights, that rights should extend to non-human animals, and he promoted non-violence.

Gary Yourofsky, he is the best example of an animal rights activist, he is completely independent, self-funded, gets zero monetary gain, zero personal gain, does not have any ulterior motives. Spends his life travelling around educating mostly college students about veganism.

My bf too >_> He is a very positive person, selfless, open-minded, can admit when he's wrong.......

One of my lecturers at the moment is very inspiring, she puts a lot of time into making sure I'm ok personally, she's always in contact with me, super nice and easy-going, treats me like a peer instead of someone beneath her, she's very open about personal stuff, she's pretty smart too obviously and well respected in her field and she's very passionate about women in science.

steddyeddy · 29-05-2014 10:39PM

Tardful Slakerly wrote: »

Any chance you read his lectures? I've thought about picking them up a few times.

Bukowski was a very sad man crippled by alcoholism who really didn't seem to like women, works are fine to appreciate but I really don't know that the man could be called inspiring.
Modest Mouse have a song on him:

Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,
that every night turns out to be
A little more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?
God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

Yea I looked through Feynman's lectures and I would really recommend them.

Here's a great lecture from him on photons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLQ2atfqk2c

Jack Skellington · 29-05-2014 10:43PM

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

Stephen Sutton. Utterly inspirational and optimistic. Made me realise how truly lucky I am.

First person I thought of when I saw the title

the guy was just unbelievable, enjoying life right until the end.

Adamantium · 30-05-2014 04:21AM

Dara O Briain. His ability to find humour and carry a convesration on the thiinest of threads and make it utterly enjoyable and have people remembering you and hanging on your every word is amazing in those amazing crowd improvisations

Discovering him as a 16 year old buying a stand up dvd for the first time, was as if discovering my sense of humour over night and actually broke me out of my shell.

I went from the slight introvert as I was labeled/made out out to be, because I thought what I talked about was too high brow/awkward or whatever, to very extroverted and fun loving (the person I always . It was fairly instantaneous too. I've always had a very fast imaginative zany mind, so it was like discovering a twin or future me I could emulate. The man gave me courage, that you can make almost anything funny and people want to feel part of something are fundamentally warm and open to fun and want to hear a light spin/view on things, and tell stories really well

Watched that 2006 DVD countless times. Perfection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YIzoLkStDM

And I went from being staid with women, to "What the hell was my problem, again?..... YOU MEAN THAT??!", looking back.

So thanks Dara. You're the man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP7Di7te5yM

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

--LOS-- · 30-05-2014 04:55AM

I like a bit of Stephen Fry as well, so smartified

DainBramage · 30-05-2014 05:17AM

Tardful Slakerly wrote: »

Any chance you read his lectures? I've thought about picking them up a few times.

Bukowski was a very sad man crippled by alcoholism who really didn't seem to like women, works are fine to appreciate but I really don't know that the man could be called inspiring.
Modest Mouse have a song on him:

Woke up this morning and it seemed to me,
that every night turns out to be
A little more like Bukowski.
And yeah, I know he's a pretty good read.
But God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?
God who'd wanna be?
God who'd wanna be such an asshole?

some of Bukowskis works are interesting but describe a very troubled life.
his autobiographical works he portrays himself as a real lowlife; in one incident he describes in an almost casual/flippant way how he rapes a woman he me on his postal route. It would be a stretch to call him an inspiration imo

Tardful Slakerly · 30-05-2014 12:15PM

DainBramage wrote: »

some of Bukowskis works are interesting but describe a very troubled life.
his autobiographical works he portrays himself as a real lowlife; in one incident he describes in an almost casual/flippant way how he rapes a woman he me on his postal route. It would be a stretch to call him an inspiration imo

Ya that's just the kind of thing I was referring to.

Legs.Eleven · 30-05-2014 12:24PM

Adamantium wrote: »

Dara O Briain. His ability to find humour and carry a convesration on the thiinest of threads and make it utterly enjoyable and have people remembering you and hanging on your every word is amazing in those amazing crowd improvisations

He's incredible. My favourite comedian by a long shot. Properly funny and it just comes so naturally to him.

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