Inspirational Quotes

"The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build"

"Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don't believe too much into inspiration, only I'm waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It's a little too easy to say that"

Karl Lagerfeld, Designer

"These rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while on the other hand too much effort and diligence sometimes saps the vitality and powers of those who never know when to leave off"

Giorgio Vasari, Artist

"Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all"

Harry Seidler, Architect

"Though I may deny poets their monopoly on inspiration, I still place them in a select group of Fortune's darlings"

Wislawa Szymborska, Poet

"If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not the things, it's travel and experiencing different environments"

Marc Newson, Designer

"And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good man, a good citizen, and a good son, brother, or father, than the knowledge that you come from honest blood"

John Sergeant Wise, Author

"The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive"

Carter Burwell, Composer

"After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration"

Tracy Chapman, Musician

"Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information"

Man Ray, Photographer

"A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths"

Greg Walden, Politician

"We are now on the threshold of a newer movement, with a newer hope and a new inspiration"

James Larkin, Activist

"I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration"

Colleen Atwood, Designer

"Books are challenging and inspirational to me"

Amy Sedaris, Actress

"Diana Ross is a big inspiration to all of us. We all grew up watching everything about her - her mike placement, her grace, her style and her class"

Beyonce Knowles, Musician

"The inspiration to write? Perhaps it's not so much inspiration, as a NEED to write. I get itchy and guilty and dissatisfied when I haven't written for a while. Ideas come to me and need to be written down"

Eric Brown, Writer

"My dad's music was a great inspiration to me"

Julian Lennon, Musician

"One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration"

Wayne Newton, Musician

"Education in the past has been too much inspiration and too little information"

E. Franklin Frazier, Sociologist

"When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration"

Robert Bresson, Director

"Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career"

Jack Youngblood, Athlete

"The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with a guy named George Cassidy, who was also a big inspiration"

Van Morrison, Musician

"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, Musician

"All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story"

Nicholas Sparks, Author

"I get my inspiration from everyone when I need it and how I need it"

Picabo Street, Athlete

"The writer cannot abandon himself simply to inspiration, and feign innocence vis a vis language, because language is never innocent"

Juan Goytisolo, Poet

"After you've done it for so many years, you have to find a new direction. You have to find something in your soul that's going to push you towards - to find your inspiration"

Elvis Stojko, Athlete

"What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes"

John Huston, Director

"I'd like to think that the notion of inspiration will transcend cultural things that are going on. There's something classic about this movie that I'm hoping reaches kids"

Rob Morrow, Actor

"In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts"

Lukas Foss, Composer

"Dreams are not without meaning wherever thay may come from-from fantasy, from the elements, or from other inspiration"

Paracelsus, Scientist

"I support mosques, obviously. We need churches, temples, mosques. Whatever people use to speak with their god or to receive spiritual inspiration is good for the country. But the symbolism of it at ground zero, within two blocks or three blocks, I believe is wrong"

Peter King, Politician

"Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration"

Duncan Sheik, Musician

"Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself"

Billy Joel, Musician

"This was all the inspiration it took: We put 100 percent of ourselves in the lines. We personally take care of everything, from fulfillment to answering the mail"

Connie Sellecca, Actress

"Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter"

Brad Henry, Politician

"The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy"

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theologian

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?"

Elizabeth II, Royalty

"Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration to me. I love the raw origin of the sound. It complements my voice and words naturally"

Cat Stevens, Musician

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