Quotes About Inspiration

All the great heroes of your life have taught you nothing. And they are no better than you, in any way. Politicians, actors, athletes, rock-stars, your boss, therapist, teacher, spouse, or whoever, are just skillful at what they do—nothing more.

I want people to trust in their own magnificence. My

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world.

Be aware of anything that's directing you toward activities that truly ignite your passion. If events seem to be taking you in a new direction in your work, for instance, or signs point to changing your job or location, pay attention!

the effective leader guides others to their own nature.

See how the world truly changes right before your eyes when you sincerely desire that others follow their own life paths

Jesus, Buddha, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Mother Teresa.

Stay humble; don't interfere; respect your creative genius

self-actualizers, who are dramatically

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

Maya Angelou once observed, "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

is seen here below by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all come …" — Michelangelo "Self-realization means that we have

Motivation is what happens when you take hold of an idea. Inspiration is what happens when an idea takes hold of you.

Attempting to do something, even if it doesn't succeed, is inspiring because we don't tend to regret what we do, we regret what we didn't do. Even following a futile attempt, we're inspired because we know that we gave it a shot. It's wondering whether we should or shouldn't try something that leaves us feeling stressed and incomplete.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote in Literary Ethics in 1838, Men grind and grind in the mill of a truism, and nothing comes out but what was put in. But the moment they desert the tradition for a spontaneous thought, then poetry, wit, hope, virtue, learning anecdote, all flock to their aid. What a beautiful thought. Stay with tradition and you ensure that you'll always be the same, but toss it aside, and the world is yours to use as creatively as you choose.

Spirit is the life of God within us" (Saint Teresa of Avila)

It's spirit that gives life.

Nothing can make me happy. Happiness and inspiration are what I bring to life, not what I purchase.

cultivate a style of leadership that creates "a good store of virtue

Begin to see what passions are stirred up as you allow the ride to be directed by your Source rather than ego.

seek to acquaint yourself with the limitless creative energy that's a part of you

Teach your kids, and any children you can, to sanctify life.

Khalil Gibran stated it perfectly in The Prophet:

he delivered a series of lectures that became books, which forever changed the way we look at