Quotes about Inspiration
The stuff that comes easy takes the most rewriting. And the stuff that comes hard reads the easiest (Writing for the Soul, p. 194).
— Jerry B. Jenkins
I started being me about the songs, not writing objectively, but subjectively. I think it was Dylan who helped me realize that - not by any discussion or anything, but by hearing his work.
— John Lennon
It is not hard for any man who hath a Bible in his hand to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above.
— John Milton
I see no thread running through my work; I simply get on with my life and my painting.
— John Piper
I learn a lot from every director that I work with. I sit on set and watch them, every one.
— Jonah Hill
I just like to do work that inspires me, and I don't pay any attention to whether it's a high- or low-budget movie.
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt
In my work and what I do, I am Queen of the Universe every day!
— Lady Gaga
I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius, or something very small, comes to the artist and says, "Here I am. Enflesh me. Give birth to me."
— Madeleine L'Engle
Work for Swaraj fails to appeal to us because we have no music in us.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Don't go to work to make money; go to work to spread joy.
— Marianne Williamson
Most artists create foundations where they put their own work. Here I'm not putting my own work. I'm just creating the chambers.
— Marina Abramovic
When God contemplates some great work, He begins it by the hand of some poor, weak, human creature, to whom He afterwards gives aid.
— Martin Luther