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

"No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration"

"Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain"

"It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances"

"Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials"

"Bill Gates has always been a mentor and inspiration for me even before I knew him. Just growing up, I admired how Microsoft was mission-focused"

"Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them"

"Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?"

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working"

"I would like to be called an inspiration to people, not a role model - because I make mistakes like everybody else. When I'm offstage, I'm just like everybody else"

"Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks"