Quotes about Inspiration

He is greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.

There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.

My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery - always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? What's this passion for?

People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.

Questioning the origin of music is like asking why the breeze is soothing, why you shiver in exhilaration when the spray from the waterfall hits you.

I used to write letters to Jim McKay in college. 'Wide World of Sports' was this travelogue, really, that introduced us to sports and it introduced us to parts of the world that we had never seen before. And no one was a bigger tour guide than Mr. McKay.

Can human hearts be changed? Why, of course! It happens every day in the great missionary work of the Church. It is one of the most widespread of Christ's modern miracles. If it hasn't happened to you - it should.

I don't know that my schooling was conducive to wild ideas and creativity, but it gave me discipline, drive. They taught me how to think. I really know how to think.

Tennis needs some different personalities and a lot more emotions.

When I wasn't playing with Barbie dolls, I was always playing with different kinds of balls, and my dad said, let's try tennis.

I read the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs every day.

I testify that this work in which we're engaged is the Lord's work. I've felt His sustaining influence.