Quotes About Inspiration

In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.

Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.

Some days it is a heroic act just to refuse the paralysis of fear and straighten up and step into another day.

Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.

In order to overcome fear, your dream must become bigger than fear.

Your playing small doesn't serve the world.

Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

Even at this late date, I go into my studio, and I think 'Is this going to be it? Is it the end?' You see, nearly everything terrorizes me. When an artist loses that terror, he's through.

Please remember that your greatest talent is so much more powerful than your biggest fear.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

Fear's contagious, but so is courage.

The only people I have ever seen paint successfully, consistently, with great authority, unselfconsciously and without fear of failing were about four years old.

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen, or a paintbrush, or an instrument, or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so better than they could.

Art is the absence of fear.

Great fear, conformity, immorality: these are heavy burdens. They drain us of creative energy. And when we are drained of creative energy, we do not create. We procreate, but we do not create.

I think that once you lose your fear, and understand that your position is God-given, then, if you lose your fear of what man can do, it enables you to do some things that God wants you to do.

Use fear as an engine, not as a brake.

Courage can be just as infectious as fear.

Everyday there are people in our world that do absolutely amazing things. People of all ages are very capable of doing tremendous, courageous things in spite of their fear.

Fear is like the steam that fires the combustion engine. You need fear to get a performance going.

That's my biggest fear – disappointing those people who look up to me.

In every generation, the world is changed by a few people, who stand for something, do not fear unpopularity and dare to make a difference.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, all fear is gone.