Quotes About Inspiration

Perhaps it is because cats do not live by human patterns, do not fit themselves into prescribed behavior, that they are so united to creative people.

Your brilliant first flop was a raging success! Come on, let's get busy and on to the next!" She handed a notebook to Rosie Revere, who smiled at her aunt as it all became clear. Life might have its failures, but this was not it. The only true failure can come if you quit.

Your brilliant first flow was a raging success! Come on, let's get busy and on to the next!" She handed a notebook to Rosie Revere, who smiled at her aunt as it all became clear. Life might have its failures, but this was not it. The only true failure can come if you quit.

The most stupid thing that a man can do in life is be bored.

Music touches the soul, it stirs passion, it moves us and can make us better people. It's no coincidence that 2000 years ago a famous Roman politician, Cato the Younger, warned that soldiers shouldn't listen to music because it would make them unfit to wage war!

Così ha cominciato a cercare frasi nei libri che ama, e a trascriverle con la penna stilografica su pezzi di quattro centimetri per due di carta paglierina che poi arrotola stretti e lega con un nastrino rosso.

A Dancer Dosn't Need a Stage Only a Soul

and I wonder if Beethoven held his breath the first time his fingers touched the keys the same way a soldier holds his breath the first time his finger clicks the trigger. We all have different reasons for forgetting to breathe.

l'idea di agathotopia di James Meade,

Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top.

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live

We went up and up into the heavens until people were just dots below us. As we hung right at the top--the twinkling electric lights below mingling with the stars--Father said something I will never forget. He said, 'See here, Queenie. Look around. You've got the whole world at your feet, lass.

When life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.

It only becomes art if it touches other people.

Trust your instincts and your talents, you will be surprised how often they lead you on the right course of action" Andreas Simic

Poetry is again hip in America as people are beginning to refuse to die of boredom and to choke in the fog of their funny money.

Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they'll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.

I am only interested in the views of two people: one is called Bresson and one called Bergman.

Late this evening I looked at the sky and saw the stars. I felt as if it was the first time I had ever looked at them. I was stunned. The stars made an extraordinary impression on me

Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart.

A poem, novel or play that does not in some sense relate to previous texts is, in fact, literally unimaginable.

Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

Perpetual inspiration is as necessary to the life of goodness, holiness and happiness as perpetual respiration is necessary to animal life.