Sports Minister Hugh Robertson said momentum needed to be maintained if the commitment to "inspire a generation" was to be achieved.
They express concern that young people in particular are "turned off" by politics, and promise to inspire a generation of Americans to do good.
But as Chris Hadfield has shown, its ability to inspire is undisputed and perhaps deserves the patience that he has called for to inspire a generation to learn about science and space travel.
One of the buzzwords of London 2012 has been "legacy" and just as the venues and the sports they support are hoping to inspire a generation to come, so the technology will have life beyond 2012.
"I think that ... the Bach manuscript or the changes that Mozart made in the score or the markings absolutely unknown and authentic on Brahms' Opus 118 are going to inspire performers, are going to inspire a generation of students here, " Kovner said.
They help inspire a new generation of scientists to learn how the world works.
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Former England captain Beckham, however, believes that next year's sporting extravaganza could inspire a future generation of Olympians.
Alemseged, a father of two, enjoys the opportunity to share his findings with the world and possibly inspire a new generation of scientists.
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"I am proud to honour her memory and continue her legacy with this award that I hope will inspire a new generation, " she added.
However, they did inspire a new generation of black filmmakers.
Many of the great musical masters are aging and now more than ever there is a pressing need to inspire a new generation to embrace these age-old musical traditions.
But Cambridge, the birthplace of computers from the Edsac to the BBC Micro, has at least produced an attempt to address that problem with the Raspberry Pi, which aims to inspire a new generation of computer scientists.
Perhaps in the next few years, in the grand tradition of his own order, the Jesuits, Pope Francis will inspire a new generation of seminarians to go into the sciences before they take their Holy Orders.
When guitarists Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo formed Sonic Youth with bassist Kim Gordon and drummer Richard Edson in 1981, they could never have imagined the band would go on to inspire and influence a generation of other artists.
There they are. (Applause.) I hope you guys left the explosives at home. (Laughter.) And finally, allow me to thank the many leaders here today who've agreed to be part of this historic effort to inspire and educate a new generation in math and science.
They believe in using their God-given talent to inspire the next generation to reach a little higher and work a little harder.
We know how they have helped inspire an entire generation of young people here in Kalamazoo to imagine a different future for themselves.
And the fascination generated by further exploration will inspire our young people to study math and science and engineering and create a new generation of innovators and pioneers.
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It firmed a desire to preserve the fragile natural world and to educate and inspire others, particularly the next generation of decision-makers to do the same.
Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg has also criticised the government's decision to end the target of pupils doing two hours of sport a week, saying support structures needed to be place "at the grassroots" to "inspire the next generation".
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