Inspiration Quotes
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How shall we know that we obey God? There is but one method by which we can know it, and that is by the inspiration of the Spirit of the Lord witnessing unto our spirit that we are His, that we love Him, and that He loves us. It is by the spirit of revelation we know this.
Brigham Young
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I do hope to inspire, I mean I live off inspiration and its the force that keeps me working, that keeps me creating.
Andrea Suarez Paz
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Anyone who tries to make a living as a painter knows you can't lounge about waiting for inspiration to hit; nothing motivates like keeping a roof over your head.
Nita Engle
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A good short story is a work of art which daunts us in proportion to its brevity.... No inspiration is too noble for it; no amountof hard work is too severe for it.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
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Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration.
Napoleon Bonaparte
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I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.
Bonnie Raitt
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Holiness grows so fast where there is kindness. The world is lost for want of sweetness and kindness. Do not forget we need each other.
Mother Teresa
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It is the function of parents to see that their children habitually experience the true consequences of their conduct.
Herbert Spencer
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The numerous ecstatic traditions - including free jazz and funk - have all been great inspirations.
David First
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There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
William George Jordan
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I take inspiration from books, movies, television, music - it all goes in the hopper. Depending on the project, I'm drawing from this or that piece of art that has stayed with me. Toni Morrison, George Romero, Sonic Youth - they are all in there.
Colson Whitehead -
Carving is a source of joy to the artist. . . . To attack the raw material, gradually to extract a shape out of it following one's own desire, or, sometimes, the inspiration of the material itself: this gives the sculptor great joy.
Aristide Maillol
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I write as the birds sing, because I must, and usually from the same source of inspiration.
Gene Stratton-Porter
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The greatest ideas, the most profound thoughts, and the most beautiful poetry are born from the womb of silence
William Arthur Ward
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Bob Seger was a huge inspiration.
Eric Church
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I don't get so much inspiration from other musicians. Especially alive musicians. Late musicians are good - Bach, Beethoven - yes, good.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
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That was the first time I've drawn anything for seven years. I feel like I had been held underwater, and someone finally reached down and pulled my head up so I could breathe.
Mick Ebeling
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Journeys end in lovers' meeting.' ... But the real journey - the journey of adventure itself - is frequently another matter: often gray, often loverless, often demanding from the secret soul of the adventurer spirit and inspiration, lest the blood turn cold in sick dismay, and the brain cloud under its weight of nostalgia.
Katherine Cecil Thurston
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There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused and very personal.
John Oates Daryl Hall & John Oates
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When you learn through coding, you're coding to learn. You're learning it in a meaningful context, and that's the best way of learning things.
Mitchel Resnick
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I've exercised with women so thin that buzzards followed them to their cars.
Erma Bombeck
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One of the things I try to be very careful of is not taking a movie when I know I have no inspiration left.
Trevor Rabin Cinema
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I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.
Mukesh Ambani
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Dorado Beach's rich history provided amazing inspiration to put forward a bold menu celebrating the legacy of the people and cuisine that shaped this unique destination and to push me to share some of my own stories.
Jose Andres