Quotes About Inspiration

It is all about being open and paying attention to the music in your head. I think most people have original music playing in their heads from time to time.

I gave in to the idea of paying attention to what you like and letting it help you make better stuff.

I've tried to be open to what's going on and paying close attention, not letting things that inspire me to pass me by.

I'm just making music, and I'm paying my bills.

If you ask me whether the election of Barack Obama is the fulfillment of Dr. King's dream, I say, 'No, it's just a down payment.'

When something is aspirational, you don't want someone to be thinking about payment every single time.

You can't sing about the same things as you did when you were 20; it would be ridiculous to sing about, I don't know, being in the quad. You can't really write about mortgage payments or stuff like that... but you can talk about 'let's make the world a better place.'

Good work is such an incredible payoff. And I know that I'll be working until the end, because good work excites me.

When anybody pays you to be creative, you're very lucky.

I've had some great gigs and had horrible ones. I always look at the horrible ones, and think there's got to be something in this that I can use later in my show. It all pays off in the end.

It's all run by one person, but, real talk, Brandon McCartney is a book author, the Based God is perfect and Lil B is the trendsetter, the person that everyone follows and pays attention to.

I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.

My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixty-eight.

My parents were in the Peace Corps.

I thought when I started meditation that I was going to get real calm and peaceful and it's going to be over. It's not that way; it's so energetic. That's where all the energy and creativity is.

Songs like 'Peaceful World' and songs that are responsible with their lyrics and talk about love and harmony can take the forefront and do something for real.

Arizona - I've only spent a few days there, but it's inspired me the most. It's so peaceful.

I feel like all artists have to come to L.A. at least once because it's just beautiful. It's peaceful.

The John Lewis I know is a peacemaker.

Richard Sherman has kind of the peak of self-confidence. I'm a little below that. But I've learned a lot from him.

Most designers work up to a peak. They do some great stuff, and then it's just junk.

I have two young children, and I will say that motherhood is its own peak, just like in the process of writing: one climbs and is continuously moving with each book. Becoming a mother is the greatest connection I've ever felt to being spiritual.

I really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences.

I've always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances.