Quotes About Inspiration

Reality is obtained not by imitation, but by producing the sense of nature.

All of nature is God's art.

Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appear'd, And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard: To carry nature lengths unknown before, To give a Milton birth, ask'd ages more.

Oh, nature's noblest gift, my grey goose quill, Slave of my thoughts, obedient to my will, Torn from the parent bird to form a pen, That mighty instrument of little men.

Knowing that Nature never did betray the heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege, through all the years of this our life, to lead from joy to joy.

Artists have made innovations in many areas... But whatever the nature of an artist's innovation, its importance ultimately depends on the extent of its influence on other artists.

Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects.

Poetry reminds us of the truths about life and human nature that we knew all along, but forgot somehow because they weren't yet in memorable language.

The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of Artist

The pleasure derived from viewing the achievements of others, coupled with a true appreciation of nature, sharpens the desire to express pictorially.

One reproduces only that which is striking; that is to say, the necessary. Thus, one's recollections and inventions are liberated from the tyranny which nature exerts.

Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.

Art brings out the grand lines of nature.

To be an artist you must learn the laws of nature.

An epithet or metaphor drawn from nature ennobles art; an epithet or metaphor drawn from art degrades nature.

Nature paints the best part of a picture, carves the best parts of the statue, builds the best part of the house, and speaks the best part of the oration.

It is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature.

To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably.

I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.

No matter who you are, you have the nature and capacity for leadership.

There rise authors now and then, who seem proof against the mutability of language, because they have rooted themselves in the unchanging principles of human nature.

Mud is the most poetical thing in the world.

All truth has to be expressed in sentences... the type of sentence in nature is a flash of lightning.

Compared to Nature we suffer a poverty of imagination; it is thus much easier for us to uncover than to invent.