Quotes About Inspiration

Even now, nature is the only flame, on which the poetic spirit feeds; from it alone it draws all its power, to it alone it speaks even in the artificial, in the man engaged in culture.

Images have a unique power to impart that which is beyond words.

Goals may give focus, but dreams give power.

A drainless shower Of light is poesy: 'tis the supreme of power; 'Tis might half slumbering on its own right arm.

States of soul rightly expressed, as the poet expresses them in moments of pure inspiration, retain forever the power of creating like states. It is this that makes genuine literature a vital force.

Anything which elevates the mind is sublime. Greatness of matter, space, power, virtue or beauty, are all sublime.

The proof of a thing's being right is that it has power over the heart; that it excites us, wins us, or helps us.

I've always been inspired by Don Quixote as a role model of sorts, of the power of books to sort of make you insane in maybe a beautiful way.

I always knew I had this voice, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I realized I had the power to do something with it.

It gave her a feeling of her own power, to make something practical and beautiful just by using her own skill and creativity. It inspired her.

...She's understood the power of stories. Their magical ability to refill the wounded part of people.

Far more than any other power, imagination is what sets human beings apart from every other species on earth.

I feel connected to a higher power when I'm making music or performing. There's a spiritual experience for me.

When we talk about God, I think what most of us mean is some greater thing, some higher power that can help us access our own strength or give us strength.

In every endeavour, people make the difference, and just one person has the power to make a profound difference in the lives of so many people.

Us as rappers underestimate the power and effects that we have on these kids

I believe passionately in the power of people.

Our acquaintances—not our friends—are our greatest source of new ideas and information. the internet lets us exploit the power of these kinds of distant connections with marvellous efficiency.

Easy to read, yet filled with wisdom that will penetrate your heart, this book puts the power back in your hands. It's a must have.

One detects creative power by its capacity to conquer one's detachment.

Next to possessing genius one's self is the power of appreciating it in others.

True leaders have so much power they are willing to give it away. Power is not a fixed, quantifiable sum; instead it is an unlimited abstraction which grows as it is shared.

If it's one thing we learned from the first book, it's that you don't have to be a prizefighter, or a world-renowned architect, or a concert violinist to have been affected by the power of words.

Of all the excellent teachers of college English whom I have known I have never discovered one who knew precisely what he was doing. Therein have lain their power and their charm.