Quotes About Inspiration

Lyricism was placed into my head in Ireland.

We want to encourage people. We want to help them. We want them to see all the good things God has placed in them and give them a right future.

When I started writing, I just wanted to do something different and creative. I first thought neo-soul was a good pathway for me, so I tried that out but realized I didn't want to be placed in that box.

I know why I'm here. I know why I was placed in music, and it's not by coincidence.

Many people have placed great hopes in our movement.

There are people much better placed to make music than me. It's always been a young person's game.

I wasn't put here to win gold medals or national championships. I've been placed here to be a light for Christ.

My favorite song I ever wrote is 'Yeah 3x' because it was my first placement. It was with a great artist, Chris Brown, and I couldn't believe it at the time. Honestly, I still can't really believe it! It is the first time someone ever gave me a shot, so that is my favorite.

The music always takes us to different places. We'll just continue to play and see what doors open from there.

Museums are good things, places to look and absorb and learn.

Sometimes the best ideas will come in the least inspiring places.

I get inspired from all different kinds of places - cartoons, comic books, movies and things like that.

I love to come to L.A. because it's one of the most inspiring places because there are no rules.

Barcelona is a beautiful city. I love the buildings and the architecture and always enjoy being close to that. It makes sense as an art person to work in places like that, it always feels nice and creative.

The Sadies have the ability to create soundscapes, and to put you in places.

Acting is all about creative ideas and sharing, so the more places those ideas come from, the better.

Certain songs bring me back to certain places I've been in my life. So definitely, I listen to my stuff.

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing was always first. It's a kind of pain I can't do without.

Originality is undetected plagiarism.

In many senses, creativity and 'plagiarism' are nearly indivisible.

No, generally I think influence is used as a nice word for plagiarism.

Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.

When I was growing up I loved reading historical fiction, but too often it was about males; or, if it was about females, they were girls who were going to grow up to be famous like Betsy Ross, Clara Barton, or Harriet Tubman. No one ever wrote about plain, normal, everyday girls.

I've watched my mom take a plain piece of paper and create something beautiful out of it, and I think that kind of manifested for me in taking a character from the page and bringing that to life.