Dalai Lama, Homer Simpson, these guys crack me up!
also Buddha, Christ, any Zen Master, Miyamoto Musashi, Bob Marley, Mark Twain, John Lennon in his NYC years... Madonna, Mother Theresa...
also anyone with a viewpoint radically different than mine so we could both see how similar we really are
Bob Marley, the Arcade Fire, John Lennon, Kanye West, The Beatles, The Strokes, Jay-Z, Frank Sinatra
Braveheart, Raging Bull, Meet the Parents, Goodfellas, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Star Wars III, Ninja Scroll, Austin Powers, Spiderman
Lost, the Office, Entourage, Family Guy
The Art of Happiness, The 4 Hour Work Week, Oh the Places You'll Go!, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Siddhartha, the kite runner, Tom Saywer, One of a Kind, I Can't Accept Not Trying
my father and my mother for risking their lives for Howard and I, Glenn Winuk, the Dalai Lama for his compassion and sense of humor, William Wallace for really living, Jake LaMotta when he says "I'm the Boss I'm the Boss I'm the Boss", Muhammad Ali for knowing he's the best, Bob Marley for his faith, Michael Jordan for the chip on his shoulder after he got cut from his high school team, the young Bruce Lee for his focus and confidence