Inspiration Quotes
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It is impossible to account for the creation of the universe without the agency of a Supreme Being.
George Washington
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Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.
Ned Rorem
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If the song was upbeat, we'd get out a funky Harry Connick, Jr. album, some Louis Prima big band, or a Bob Wills swing record for inspiration and swing for the fence, hoping to get that 'soundtrack to your life' vibe. And if it was a slow song, we'd go the other way and really make it worshipful.
Bart Millard MercyMe
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When I come across writing that really moves me and inspires me, my reaction is twofold. I want to share it with others and I want to draw something that is worthy of it. I love finding quotes that stop people-that really make them think. And I love the idea that my work, combined with meaningful words, can provide comfort or inspiration to someone.
Mary Elizabeth Lease
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The cliché of that sort of wasted, renegade, drugged-out musician of the '70s is kind of dead and gone now. And I suppose that a lot of people still keep relying on that, or some kind of image to perpetuate something that they think they're supposed to sound like. But that kind of takes you away from real inspiration and, you know, real artistic discovery of the individual.
Chrissie Hynde Pretenders
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'Humans of New York' did not result from a flash on inspiration. It grew from five years of experimenting, tinkering, and messing up.
Brandon Stanton
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You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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Phillip Noyce was not just good to me but an inspiration to me.
Jason Clarke
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In terms of the organic feel and the love for noises, I definitely feel more connected to Four Tet and Fennesz, as any dance floor artist. I do like some dancey stuff like Martyn when I DJ, but I draw my inspiration from other things.
Sascha Ring
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When I go out before a crowd, I ask God to give me inspiration to be the light.
Clarence Clemons
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From day 1, Justin Timberlake has been a huge inspiration for me.
Shawn Mendes
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The real world is the fantasy writer's scrapbook. Real history, real geography, real customs and religions are all invaluable sources of guidance and inspiration.
Lynn Flewelling
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Prose is in fact the museum where the dead images of verse are preserved. In 'Notes', prose is 'a museum where all the old weapons of poetry kept.
T. E. Hulme
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I guess artists are living inspiration. There's something very pure about a person that fantasizes. I like hearing their stories, watching them work. Their take on the world interests me. It's not unified.
Dasha Zhukova
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We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust, but of strength and inspiration.
Josefa Iloilo
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If we are pure at heart, we would not wish one person well and not another. We should see there is no difference between one person or another. Then our pure thoughts can be evenly spread between all people. Sunshine can reflect on clean water but not on dirty water. God's light will be reflected by those persons with a pure heart.
Baba Hari Dass
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The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.
John Kricfalusi
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Inspiration is nothing without work.
William Morris Hunt
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I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do the same.
C. S. Lewis
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We've always dreamt of a TV series and working in film. When we first sat down to seriously write 'A Little Nightmare Music,' to write something for TV was our original inspiration. But all the stuff we were writing down is not going to work on stage. We had to rewrite it so it would work on the stage.
Aleksey Igudesman
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New York was the inspiration for The Heart of Rock and Roll and Workin for a Livin. There are a lot of songs in the streets of New York.
Hugh Anthony Cregg III Clover
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Creating films and photographs through situations that few others could experience is my life's inspiration.
Jimmy Chin
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I testify that inspiration can be the spring for every person's hope, guidance, and strength. It is one of the magnified treasures of life. It involves coming to the infinite knowledge of God.
James E. Faust
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It's a must to continually stay alert and aware because ideas come from everywhere. And beyond relying on your fine-tuned radar to pick up on the next inspiration, consider seeking mentors.
Caroline Ghosn