What's the difference between being "influenced" by someone, and "being inspired"?

Answer 1

When someone is trying to influence somebody else, they usually deal directly with that person they want to influence. With a one on one situation, it is easier for someone to learn what buttons to push to manipulate others when dealing with them one on one.

Being inspired usually comes from someone observing someone else from a distance, or as part of a crowd and getting the feeling that, while he IS speaking to the masses, it feels like he is speaking to me, or, I would like to be able to do what he can do.

Best I can come up with.

Answer 2

This is a very good question:

To be influenced, on the face of the word tends to be negative. (Although not true)

I was "Inspired" The world is listening.

Inspiration carries more influence on the ones inner feelings

Answer 3

there is a fine line, but i would think that being influenced would affect decision making and being inspired would help you come to your own conclusions.

Answer 4

I feel that 'influence' is someone being emotionally moved by another person whereas 'inspired' is someone being moved emotionally by another person's work

Answer 5

Being influenced........can be only a surface change. Being inspired, is more than only surface its, your whole heart.

Answer 6

inspiration comes from feeling something by heart and heard something somewhere which truly changed your behavior. and Influence can be dealt directly or Due to some reasons or some people we are influenced to do something which means we are pushed to do something for some reasons

Answer 7

i think "influenced" can be positive or negative, for instance, someone can be a "bad influence" on you. when you are "inspired", its in a postive way.