Inspirational Quotes

"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, Artist

"When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd go, what did you just play... immediately inspirational writings, amazing. That's what we're going to miss"

Robin Gibb, Musician

"I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own"

Maria Mitchell, Scientist

"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

"If a violent act towards a woman takes place, and the inspiration for that act is violence in cinema, the inspiration for that act would have come from somewhere else if movies didn't exist"

Richard King, Director

"My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director"

Cole Porter, Composer

"In general, I don't know when inspiration will pop up"

Larry Niven, Writer

"I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost"

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Novelist

"When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go... The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!"

Judy Collins, Musician

"If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today"

Barry Mann, Musician

"This President takes his inspiration from the capitals of Europe; we look to the cities and small towns of America. This President puts his faith in government. We put our faith in the American people"

Mitt Romney, Politician

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

Thomas Keller, Celebrity

"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

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

Harry Seidler, Architect

"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

"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

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

Robert Bresson, Director

"The many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day"

Justin Timberlake, Musician

"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

"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 have drawn inspiration from the Marine Corps, the Jewish struggle in Palestine and Israel, and the Irish"

Leon Uris, Writer

"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

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