Quotes About Inspiration

It made me feel good to know that we had such a great country like Canada where even a poor Indian from the Red Pheasant reserve could make it to the top.

America has lost an icon. Ronald Reagan's leadership will inspire Americans for generations to come. His patriotism and devotion to our country will never be forgotten.

The Creator made Italy with designs by Michelangelo.

I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

We should use our imagination more than our memory.

I have great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift.

We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.

Music can change the world.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.

I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world.

We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.

More and more I think about the role of the arts, and as an artist, I think that it's important that I share the love and peace.

In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment.

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.

The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this kind of risk, and courage is what we all need to create a better world.

Feel me now, picture my pain, embrace my words, make the world change.

It is important to remind young people that peace is the only victory.

Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people.

I think all the poets and artists have always written for peace and love, and it hasn't changed much in the last two or three thousand years. But we hope.

For the entire Desiderata go to Inspirational Poems page

Art and music shine a light of meaning on ordinary life, and through them we are able to confront the things that trouble us and to find consolation and peace in their presence.

Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.

Your words bring me joy. Let the two of us unite to bring forth a world of peace and virtue.