Quotes about Inspiration

But what, without the social thought of thee, Would be the wonders of the sky and sea?

Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird!

Besides, a long poem is a test of invention, which I take to be the Polar star of Poetry, as Fancy is the sails - and Imagination the rudder.

When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain, Before high piled books, in charact'ry, Hold like rich garners the full-ripen'd grain … When I Have Fears that I May Cease to Be

We hate poetry that has a palpable design upon us—and if we do not agree, seems to put its hand in its breeches pocket. Poetry should be great & unobtrusive, a thing which enters into one's soul, and does not startle it or amaze it with itself but with its subject.

You, you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

Sow a thought reap an action, sow an action reap a habit, sow a habit reap a destiny.

All there is to writing is having ideas. To learn to write is to learn to have ideas.

Education has become a very powerful weapon in the struggle to produce a well-developed person.

You must feed your mind with reading material, thoughts, and ideas that open you to new possibilities.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.

Every American expects and deserves clean air, and then we act on that belief, then we will set an example for the rest of the world to follow.