Inspiration Quotes

• In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a relatively free and peaceful country. No income tax, no foreign wars, no welfare state, no intrusions on civil liberties.

  

  Harry Browne
  • World
  • Country
  • America

• Remember, presidents and bishops, that the callings of your associates are just as divinely inspired as is yours, and they are therefore entitled to inspiration in their specific responsibilities. Lean upon them. Learn from them. Love them. Listen to them.

  

  M. Russell Ballard
  • Responsibilities
  • Presidents
  • Bishops

• I would not be in comics if it weren't for independent creators like Kate Beaton, Jess Fink, and Emily Carroll. That's where I found my start and inspiration, through women who did it themselves and built a career on their own terms.

  

  Kate Leth
  • Women
  • Career
  • Independent

• He had an inspiration and went to the Quinta's kitchen and stole two large tins of tea. He reckoned it was time Kate did something for her country and there were few finer gestures than donating good China tea to riflemen.

  

  Bernard Cornwell
  • Time
  • Country
  • Kitchen

• [I was advised] to read Jordan's 'Cours d'analyse'; and I shall never forget the astonishment with which I read that remarkable work, the first inspiration for so many mathematicians of my generation, and learnt for the first time as I read it what mathematics really meant.

  

  G. H. Hardy
  • Work
  • Science
  • Mathematicians

• I've met Shonda Rhimes a few times, and certainly she's an inspiration for me in television.

  

  Lee Daniels
  • Inspiration
  • Television
  • Shonda Rhimes

• You know, Johnny Depp has always been a massive inspiration for me and he's somebody who has produced an incredible amount of work, and every single piece that he does is amazing.

  

  Jamie Campbell Bower
  • Work
  • Single
  • Amazing

• Wherever we are, God's in that moment, God's speaking to us, and if we've just got our ears open and our antennas up, there's no lack of inspiration. He's not silent. We just have to be listening.

  

  Steven Curtis Chapman
  • Up
  • God
  • Listening

• The beloved is already in our being, as thirst and "otherness." Being is eroticism. Inspiration is that strange.

  

  Octavio Paz
  • Inspiration
  • Being
  • Beloved

• Warhol was definitely an inspiration when I was younger. I wouldn't quantify his sort of influence. I've been influenced by nature and science, and I've been influenced by people like Ernst and Rauschenberg, Cornell and Bosch and Bruegel, by writers like Haruki Murakami to Pablo Neruda to Artaud.

  

  Dustin Yellin
  • People
  • Nature
  • Science

• When I get close to an election, I look to 'Lamar Alexander's Little Plaid Book' for inspiration.

  

  Lamar Alexander
  • Book
  • Inspiration
  • Election

• Love is a constant source of inspiration, surprise, and wonderment.

  

  Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine
  • Love
  • Surprise
  • Wonderment

• Write down everything you can think of, no matter how stupid it seems. I always write down my thoughts throughout the day. Sometimes good things come out of it, and I'll find an idea to develop into a song, so my best advice is to try and draw inspiration from everyday things.

  

  Grace Martine Tandon
  • Song
  • Thoughts
  • Advice

• My heart lies in music and acting, however, my inspiration comes from adrenaline rush I get from sports... and life.

  

  Alexander Ludwig
  • Music
  • Heart
  • Sports

• I go to somewhere I haven't been and just watch people and colors. That's my inspiration.

  

  Kim Nam-joon BTS
  • People
  • Inspiration
  • Colors

• My number one inspiration was my mother. She worked two jobs and had breakfast and dinner prepared. I essentially called my mother, The Lion. She's fierce and she's proud. I'd like to think some of that rubbed off on me.

  

  Christopher Judge
  • She
  • Mother
  • Proud

• One of my reasons for living in California is its close proximity to Mexico. The Latin influence is in every corner of the community. My love of Spanish music hasn't wavered since the '50s. I could hear the blues voicing from the Flamanco families and I always dig for inspiration in Latin music.

  

  Eric Burdon
  • Music
  • Community
  • California

• The Koran is an inspiration for intolerance, murder and terror.

  

  Geert Wilders
  • Terror
  • Murder
  • Intolerance

• One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.

  

  Boris Vian
  • Up
  • Good
  • Music

• Creating films and photographs through situations that few others could experience is my life's inspiration.

  

  Jimmy Chin
  • Experience
  • Films
  • Photographs

• Who is my biggest inspiration? Wow... I really, without wanting to sound 'aw gee shucks,' I'd have to say my wife who taught a rather uptight Englishman what there is to be got out of life. Susan is my greatest inspiration. She has more integrity than anyone I know, and integrity is more important than anything for a happy and successful life.

  

  Charles Shaughnessy
  • Life
  • Happy
  • Wife

• Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most of the enduring myths and legends of Western culture.

  

  John Howe
  • Art
  • History
  • Culture

• ..war in itself is one of the manifestations of life, like disease, love, and lust. And just as I follow fear, disease, lust, love, and hate to their utmost limits, well, now I am trying war. It is all life, wonderfully various and rich in inspiration.

  

  Max Beckmann
  • Life
  • Love
  • War

• If I can be of inspiration to anyone to go after their goals and their dreams, then I feel like I'll be satisfied with that.

  

  Letitia Wright
  • Inspiration
  • Goals
  • Dreams

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