Inspiration Quotes
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Writing is a discipline, and you have to stay at it. Inspiration will come.
Sam Barry
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The whole impetus behind going solo was an artistic inspiration in the sense that, obviously, success is fantastic. But as one becomes successful and gets branded with a certain sound, if the brand starts to become more of the focus than the evolution of the art, then that's putting the cart before the horse.
Jennifer Nettles Sugarland
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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
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My mom used to play a lot of music around the house, and I think that's where I get my inspiration from.
Ella Mai
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When your heart speaks to you about what you need to do to sustain life on this planet, listen to it, make a difference, and be an inspiration for generations to come. Be inspired by people like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Christopher Reeve, Albert Schweitzer, Helen Keller, and many others.
Bernie Siegel
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Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.
Ned Rorem
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Sir Derek Jacobi has been an inspiration to so many actors and audiences throughout his brilliant career. To see him in Shakespeare is an event in itself.
Kenneth Branagh
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I was in a bank meeting in London once that was so torturous, I had a flash of inspiration for another client.
David Droga
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Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? Well, he gets it from the landlady once a month.
John Michael Hayes
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The beloved is already in our being, as thirst and "otherness." Being is eroticism. Inspiration is that strange.
Octavio Paz
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There's no question that all the generations got excited about the first flights, with Kennedy's inspiration to go to the moon, leaving the planet for the first time, and fortunately coming back.
Alan Shepard
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Love is a constant source of inspiration, surprise, and wonderment.
Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine
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Rock formations and their layers of texture and color have been a strong inspiration, as well as the landscapes of Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada and the Rainbow Mountains in China.
Chloe Gosselin
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The one mistake which is committed habitually by people who have the gift of half-genius, is waiting for inspiration.
Philip Gilbert Hamerton
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I found a vlogger named William Sledd who talked about his life - it was very minimal edits. It was one of those things where I discovered him, and I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm obsessed with him.' I felt like I was friends with him. And he was a huge inspiration for why I made my first video.
Tyler Oakley
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Inspiration can hit you in the head at any time in any context. It could happen in a conversation. Talking to someone at a party, you can get an idea. But you've got to remember those inspirations.
James Cameron
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Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't.
Alexander McQueen
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I have been very influenced by the director Maurice Pialat, who I continue to be in conversation and conflict with and get inspiration from.
Ira Sachs
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Inspiration comes from the world around me. I'm an inveterate eavesdropper.
Jenny Nimmo -
My favorite recordings are the ones that feel like there were no middlemen in the creation. That's the biggest problem with most films and records being made today - too many people involved. I think it dilutes the artist's intent and inspiration.
M. Ward
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The V&A is an amazing museum, and the collections have always been a great inspiration to me.
Matthew Williamson
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Most of my inspiration comes from mistakes, so every time I make a massive mistake, that usually affects me so much that I have to process that via song.
Nicholas James Murphy
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I think the inspiration came from the fans. Whenever I'm online or whenever I get a chance to really communicate with the fans and the audience, they always say that they would love to have all of the remixes on one CD.
Deborah Cox
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My passion is really candy, but I know that I can use art and fashion as inspiration.
Dylan Lauren