Quotes About Inspiration

I have a tickle in my brain. And it keeps making the corners of my mouth point toward the heavens.

The belief that something is wrong is the fire under the ass of humanity," is how I explain it to Sarah.

Waking up is not a scholastic pursuit or a conceptual challenge. The ability to open the next door is the only thing that matters, and the key can come in any package; a book, a stubbed toe, an advertising jingle, a leaf of grass. If your intent is in place, then the universe will act as your librarian and you'll always have you what you need when you need it.

The belief that something is wrong is the fire under the ass of humanity

aesthetics is for the artists as ornithology is for the birds.

All it takes is instinct.

I believe in writing somewhat quickly, getting the story down; it can be bad, it can be a mess, but the key thing is to get it down.

Read heavily in the area where you want to write. Be aware of what's selling and what's doing well but don't try to write to market trends; they are fleeting.

Writing should be a joyous act, not drudgery, and frankly so should the teaching of it.

You are learning what you aren't writing, and this is helping you find out what you are writing. —Anne Lamott

Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation. —Mason Cooley

Reading self-help advice from other people, however well-intentioned, is no substitute for getting your own damn work done. The

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

The common question that gets asked in business is, 'why?' That's a good question, but an equally valid question is, 'why not?'

Millions of people were inspired by the Apollo Program. I was five years old when I watched Apollo 11 unfold on television, and without any doubt it was a big contributor to my passions for science, engineering, and exploration.

I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.

Yeah, I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

I can see how a relationship with a writer would be an easy thing.

I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.

You know, I thought we could use a good myth about technology to help guide us through these particular modern waters right now.

Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.

It's like what Miles Davis says: "Don't worry about mistakes, there aren't any.

Music is my mother and my father; it is my work and my rest...my blood...my compass...my love...

Somebody asked me what I wanted to do. I just said I wanted to…just to give back to it what it's given me. And to meet all the other people that are doing it…just to be in the world, really.