Quotes About Inspiration

Must I again remind you, Archie, of the reaction you would have got if you had asked Velasquez to explain why Aesop's hand was resting inside his robe instead of hanging by his side? Must I again demonstrate that while it is permissible to request the scientist to lead you back over his footprints, a similar request of the artist is nonsense, since he, like the lark or the eagle, has made none? Do you need to be told again that I am an artist?

Nothing corrupts a man so deeply as writing a book; the myriad temptations are overpowering. I wouldn't presume—

Must I again demonstrate that while it is permissible to request the scientist to lead you back over his footprints, a similar request of the artist is nonsense, since he, like the lark or the eagle, has made none?

You might have thought we were bound for the stratosphere to shine up the moon and pick wild stars.

Genius is fine for the ignition spark, but to get there someone has to see that the radiator doesn't leak and no tire is flat.

And I didn't stop hating my name until many years later, when I realized that it wasn't a name to be ashamed of, but one to live up to.

Each song has its own way that it likes to be done, but it can be more than one way. If you tap into it, you can feel it.

When I was on my own in a hotel room in Romania, I had the imagination to keep myself occupied.

The key to taking confident action is trusting the nudge in your soul

What if you made a positive impact in every conversation?

The more you trust yourself, the more you will change the world

Speak as if you can do it creates self-belief

Your imagination is an extremely powerful tool.

the force of love will change your life so fast that you will scarcely believe it!

Every idea from your thoughts is the real thing it's strength

You've come to this juncture in your life, merely because something in you kept saying, "You deserve to be happy." You were born to add something, to add value to this world. To simply be something, bigger and better than you were yesterday.

When you're feeling down, did you know that you can change it in an instant? Put on a beautiful piece of music, or start singing—that'll change your emotion. Or think of something beautiful. Think of a baby or somebody that you truly love, and dwell on it.

No matter what the odds, we can make this lifetime the best it can be. Think of the story about Morris Goodman in the film of The Secret. Morris lay in hospital completely paralyzed, only able to blink his eyes. But he knew he could still use his mind to visualize, and, against all odds, Morris walked.

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each one of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) NOBEL PEACE PRIZE–WINNING MEDICAL MISSIONARY AND PHILOSOPHER

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

You are the Michelangelo of your own life. The David you are sculpting is you.

If you meet someone who has qualities you wish you had, love those qualities and feel good about those qualities in that person, and you are bringing those qualities to yourself. If someone is smart, beautiful, or talented, love those qualities and you choose those things for YOIl!

Imagination is the true magic carpet." Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) WRITER

actions bring light and eliminate the darkness. Fill your life with the light of positivity.