Quotes About Inspiration

I want to live in Kolkata; I don't want to live in Europe - I can't write there. I write in Bengali, and I need to be surrounded by the Bengali language and culture.

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.

My husband is a musician. He cooks and he's a chef but he also, he makes basement recordings. So many people in my life make basement recordings, so I feel very lucky, I'm surrounded by very creative people.

I discovered early that as an artist there was absolutely nothing wrong with being surrounded by people who were not dedicated to your field.

My musical education started in the limelight, because I found myself surrounded by real musicians, but after my career had taken off.

I like being surrounded by good ideas. Every single time you walk past something you like, you get a blast of happy chemicals to the brain, and I like that.

I always imagine a good leader is surrounded by people who call their mothers at the end of the day and tell them, 'Mom, you can't believe what I did today. Let me tell you about it.'

Without sounding pretentious, it's nice to always be surrounded by creative people who inspire me and keep my levels of creativity charged.

There are some artists that don't like working with other females, which is fine. They have their own thing. I personally love being surrounded by other females.

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

I like being surrounded by students and intellectuals.

When you're writing a sketch, it has to be surrounded by a situation. It can't just be out of the air.

I just write the characters the way I see them. And maybe that's because I'm surrounded by the most amazing men,from my father to my husband to all of my brothers. They are true heroes!

The great thing is to have been surrounded by stories all my life.

God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.

Moving to Flagstaff from the big city of Melbourne taught me what it takes to become a better runner. For one, there is the altitude, but more importantly, seeking the best is about being surrounded by the best.

I've always surrounded myself with other artists. My close friends, people I've been in relationships with - I went to an arts high school - even my elementary school was arts based.

I live in the English countryside, so I'm surrounded by magpies.

I owe my career to Latina women. I was surrounded by the amazing group: my mother, my aunts, my extended family. They didn't necessarily have access to high fashion, but they had great style and looked stunning naturally at every age.

It's inspiring being surrounded by people who do more than you. It makes you want to do better. You're in the position to learn from the best.

I was always surrounded by people that wanted to mentor you.

I am surrounded by great people.

I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people.

I'm surrounded by women whose style I admire. It's natural to be inspired. I'm not a horrible copycat, or if I am, then I admit it and make a joke about it.