For Intersections, a series on artists and their inspirations, Walker talks with NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor.
New York's Harvey Milk School and Milwaukee's Alliance High school were inspirations for the Chicago proposal.
The natural elements such as wind, water, earth, and fire have been inspirations to composers throughout time.
Do you have any inspirations behind the work you do or any role models you look up to?
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Audrey Hepburn is one of my constant inspirations for her timeless style and professional behavior both on and off-screen.
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He credits Magic Johnson as one of his inspirations to diversify his holdings.
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Allen also produced a 1997 Apted film, Inspirations, about creativity in the arts.
Just look at the inspirations for the all-American hamburger and hot dog in the German cities of Hamburg and Frankfurt.
The band had been name-checked as inspirations by some of the earlier winners, including 30 Seconds To Mars and Slipknot.
Instead, she saw those inspirations replaced with looser, sometimes exaggerated, silhouettes from the '80s and the restrained minimalism of the '90s.
Inspirations for the hats come from their customers, but Conti is especially influenced by the glamour of 1930s and 1940s millinery.
And what small inspirations do you look for on a daily basis?
"We have no job security because our creativity and inspirations are constantly under attack, " said a 42-year-old female director of short films.
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The inspirations for his narratives were right here in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Fueguia's nearly 60 fragrances draw on happier inspirations, too, such as South America's rich tradition of cultivating fragrant herbs, plants, woods and grasses.
Apparently, so did the director, Jean-Pierre Melville, who, despite being one of its inspirations, here takes a formulaic approach to a familiar story.
In his emotional, gospelized jazz, Benevento pays tribute to his musical inspirations: Horace Silver, James Booker and Ray Charles among them.
With few Latino characters to identify with, she remembers Latin couple Luis and Maria from Sesame Street and West Side Story as early inspirations.
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Wildlife presenter Ben Fogle described Nutkins as one of his "childhood inspirations", while comedian Ricky Gervais said he was a "thoroughly nice chap".
Minogue described her as "one of my earliest musical inspirations", while Dionne Warwick said she was sad to lose a great performer and "dear friend".
Its advanced features also provide enhanced capabilities to capture ideas and inspirations instantly and to combine handwriting with any digital content directly on the screen.
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Stanton delivered a great film, adapting one of the most important science fiction tales ever written that is one of the inspirations for Star Wars.
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They list, among others, Monster Hunter and Mega Man as inspirations.
President Obama has described how his earliest inspirations were faith leaders of the civil rights movement, including Dr. King, and Catholic leaders like Father Ted Hesburgh.
It was only later, he adds, when Guns N' Roses mentioned Mr. Monroe as one of their inspirations that he learned of him in his home country.
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He founded luxury and gaming computer manufacturer VoodooPC, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard, bringing with it the ENVY product line and its related technology and design inspirations.
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The S Pen's advanced features also provide enhanced capabilities to capture ideas and inspirations instantly, and to combine handwriting with any digital content directly on the screen.
Pop star Kylie Minogue saluted her as "one of my earliest musical inspirations", while Sir Elton John said "her records sound as good today as they ever did".
The composer's political inspirations stretch back to previous works including his third symphony, 2010's "Poems and Prayers, " which set Israeli and Arab poetry and the Jewish Kaddish to music.
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