Best 11720 quotes in «inspiration quotes» category

Yes?’ he asked, looking at me over the sheet. ‘I’m a writer temporarily down on my inspirations.’ ‘Oh, a writer, eh?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Are you sure?’ ‘No, I’m not.’ ‘What do you write?’ ‘Short stories mostly. And I’m halfway through a novel.’ ‘A novel, eh?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘What’s the name of it?’ ‘”The Leaky Faucet of My Doom.”‘ ‘Oh, I like that. What’s it about?’ ‘Everything.’ ‘Everything? You mean, for instance, it’s about cancer?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘How about my wife?’ ‘She’s in there too.

Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don't believe too much into inspiration, only I'm waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It's a little too easy to say that.

Years of concentration solely on work and individual success meant that in his retirement [Lyndon Johnson] could find no solace in family, in recreation, in sports or in hobbies. It was almost as if the hole in his heart was so large that even the love of a family, without work, could not fill it.

Yes, darling, let me cover your face with kisses-On second thought, just let me cover your face

Yes, the civilization of love is possible; it is not a utopia. But it is only possible by a constant and ready reference to the "Father from whom all fatherhood and motherhood on earth is named," from whom every human family comes.

Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely.

Yogi's been an inspiration to me, not only because of his baseball skills, but of course for the enduring mark he left on the English language. Some in the press corps think he might even be my speechwriter.

You always know when a real inspiration is behind the melody, arrangements, even lyrics. And I know that's really vague, but it's true.

You are allowed to be alive. You are allowed to be somebody different. You are allowed to not say goodbye to anybody or explain a single thing to anyone, ever.

You are, at this moment, standing, right in the middle of your own 'acres of diamonds.'

You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.

You are the knower of knowledge; you perceive perceiving. Come to this place, and see if any questions remain there within you.

You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration

You are your dreams. Your dreams are what you can become, so don't stop dreaming and believing. Just Do It!

You ask me whether I am in good spirits. How could I not be so? As long as Faith gives me strength I will always be joyful. Sadness ought to be banished from Catholic souls... the purpose for which we have been created shows us the path; even if strewn with many thorns, it is not a sad path. It is joyful even in the face of sorrow.

You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether. Once the mind is quiet, keep it quiet. Don't get bored with peace, be in it, go deeper into it.

You become what you behold.

You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred

You call this a party? The beer is warm, the women cold and I'm hot under the collar.

You can call happy those who saw Him... But, come to the altar and you will see Him, you will touch Him, you will give to Him holy kisses, you will wash Him with your tears, you will carry Him within you like Mary Most Holy.

You can curl up in the fetal position and try to wish away all the things that need doing, or you can get started on that uphill battle to reclaim your life. The difficulty isn’t what choice to make, because that part is obvious. The difficulty lies in finding the energy and inspiration to make the right choice.

You can draw inspiration from anything. If you're a good storyteller, you can take a dirty look somebody gives you, or if a guy you used to have flirtations with starts dating a new girl, or somebody you're casually talking to says something that makes you so mad - you can create an entire scenario around that.

You can graduate a man's progress in religion by the amount of prayer, not by the number of hours perhaps, but by the earnest supplication that he puts up to God. There is no exception to the rule. Show me a man who prays and his strength and his power cannot by exaggerated. Just give to a man this power of prayer and you give him almost omnipotence.

You can find inspiration for man's behaviour wherever you look.

You can learn to write. But what you write is something that depends on your taste and on your vision or whatever. Also, of course, the music I listened to inspired my idea of music. When people ask me "Where's your inspiration? Where does it come from?" I have no idea. Music is about music. Not about life and love.

You can live your dreams if you can embrace change. It's by taking chances that you'll learn how to be brave.

You can look anywhere and find inspiration.

You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.

You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.

You can never plan the future by the past.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

You can't change how people treat you or what they say about you. All you can do is change how you react to it.

You can't express inspiration without skill.

You can't force inspiration. It's like trying to catch a butterfly with a hoop but no net. If you keep your mind open and receptive, though, one day a butterfly will land on your finger.

You can't have everything, even in California

You can't make a recipe for something as complicated as surgery. Instead, you can make a recipe for how to have a team that's prepared for the unexpected.

You can't imagine hip-hop without the Black Panthers. Today, hopefully, the movement can be an inspiration to people. These were people who made mistakes but they were trying to change things.

You can't plan for a seizure of feeling, and for this reason I put everything else aside when I'm inspired.

You can't really do anything creative without a source of inspiration.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

You can't teach talent. You can't teach inspiration. You can teach people critical facilities. You can give them techniques. You can teach discipline. And you can teach them about the business.

You can't manufacture inspiration, so a lot of it is still a waiting game for me. There's still a lot of mystery to songwriting. I don't have a method that I can go back to - they either come or they don't.

You can wait forever for the muse to sit on your shoulder, but most of the time you know what has to be done and inspiration is not going to help you.

You don't get tired of muffins, but you don't find inspiration in them.

You do not have to be The fastest starter. Just be a starter! You will, without fail, Reach your destination-sun.

You don't need every investor to believe that you can succeed. You only need one.

You don't need to wait for inspiration to write. It's easier to be inspired while writing that while not writing.

You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.