Quotes About Inspiration

I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.

Art imitates nature, but does not copy it.

Calculo, como si fuera informe de gobierno, que he publicado unos 60 mil dibujos en 60 años, y si contara todos los que he hecho, dibujo por dibujo, paso de los cien mil fácilmente.

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. . . . Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us; the other softens us. They go together. —PEMA CHÖDRÖN

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. . . . Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us; the other softens us. They

So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.

The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall. Then fill the shelves with lots of books.

So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.

The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.

We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it

God has spoken, and everything else is commentary.

Knowing what you want to do and then what you have to do to make it happen is one big difference between adult creativity and child's play.

As far as we can tell, it is alone in its ability not only to respond to the stimuli that come in from the world around it but also to literally remake that world in imagination.

Between Dog and Wolf is, among other things, a sharply etched meditation on death and its inevitable aftermath, but don't let that fool you into thinking it's maudlin of depressing—it's an absolute delight to read.

When we're infused with either enthusiasm or awe or fondness … it changes what we see. It changes what we remember.

Learn from your mentors, own the traits of the greats but acknowledge your own unique abilities.

I looked at Judy as calmly as I could. "Music and movie piracy..." I slipped into a dramatic pause as I desperately tried to come up with some idea, any idea. I scanned the room for inspiration, briefly glimpsed Randy-- I had my answer. "...are terrorism.

Passion makes others feel like they are working not for someone but, rather, with others—and working for something bigger than the individuals involved.

passionate leadership.

Last, you've got to do more leading and less managing. Be a visible and motivating presence.