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Quotes About Inspiration

The warrior knows that their imagination is not a place to escape but to create.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
What if the creative act is not an act against God but a reflection of His image within us?
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
The artisan soul is not about rebellion but about resonance.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
Art exists to remind us that we have a soul, and all we need to be an artist is a soul.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
reflects who we are. Our soul is the material for all we create.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
The future awaits those with the courage to create it.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
Moments carry the momentum of the past and fuel the momentum for the future. Guy
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
You can choose to establish a monument for prayer or pray to unleash a movement. One is religious; the other revolutionary. In
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
If there is a city that personifies the artisan soul, one could make a strong argument that Paris is it. Paris is what a city looks like when artists create it. I feel more artistic when I am in Paris. After
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
Creativity should be an everyday experience. Creativity should be as common as breathing. We breathe, therefore we create. I
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
finds its deepest value when it is the authentic expression of a deep human experience. Art becomes profound when it exposes us, explains us, or inspires us.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
Imagine the power of our lives if we could know with confidence that when others see us, they would also see God; that God would reveal Himself through an ordinary human being; that those who today are blind to God would have their eyes opened by the life each of us lives.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
While never violating our uniqueness, we move together, united in heart and soul. Our greatness is unleashed in the context of community. When we move together, God is most perfectly revealed in us.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
The call to servanthood finds its power only when it is received by those who are on the pursuit of greatness.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
David had one posture: servanthood. Because he saw himself as a servant, he was a shepherd like no one had ever known.
~ Erwin Raphael McManus
So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning. The only other job with so much sharing is parenting. That's probably why the two are so often confused.
~ Esmé Raji Codell
I suppose an active imagination can be a form of madness. Or it can be the thing that keeps you from going mad.
~ Esmé Raji Codell
Nobody really knows which is happening when the teacher closes the door. At worst, mediocrity. At best, miracles.
~ Esmé Raji Codell
So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning.
~ Esmé Raji Codell
Todo libro ha de hacer pedazos el silencio.
~ Espido Freire
Believe in the reader and they can connect the dots, if you succeed breathe life into the story
~ Esther Freud
Find your best time of the day for writing and write. Don't let anything else interfere. Afterwards it won't matter to you that the kitchen is a mess.
~ Esther Freud
The ability to go anywhere in our imagination is a pure expression of individual freedom. It is a creative force that can help us transcend reality.
~ Esther Perel
The quality of the relationship is now synonymous with the quality of the experience. What good is a stable household, a good income, and well-behaved children if we are bored? We want our relationships to inspire us, to transform us. Their value, and therefore their longevity, is commensurate with how well they continue to satisfy our experiential thirst.
~ Esther Perel