The mind, imagination, social & economic parity, being outdoors, herbs, reading, writing, trying to develop character and integrity and really important stuff like playing pool.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Rainer Maria Rilke, Jon Stewart, Woody Allen, Tom Waits, Shane MacGowan, Batman.
John Prine, Pogues, Tom Waits, Dolly, Waylon, Tammy, Kris, George, Willie, Johnny, Chris Smither, Taj Mahal, Joan Jett, Social Distortion, Billy Bragg, T Rex, Van Morrison, Be Good Tanyas, Gillian Welch, Modest Mouse, Tara Nevins, Funk, White Stripes, Ray Charles
Barfly, The Princess Bride, Waking Life, Sweet & Lowdown, Sin City, Monsoon Wedding, Ray, Short Cuts, Harry Potter (all of 'em), Walk the Line, The Big Lebowski.
Their Eyes Were Watching God, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, Of Love & Other Demons, Ham on Rye, The Prophet, The Once and Future King...
A lot of smart people who came up with original, brilliant ideas and theories... philosophers and mathematicians, etc. Brave people who truly devoted their lives to others (Gandhi, MLK Jr., etc.).