Quotes about Inspiration
I am very present in my work and my work is somehow an expression of my soul, but at the same time I think that a writer cannot write out of nothing.
— Paulo Coelho
Man matures through work which inspires him to difficult good.
— Pope John Paul II
We postpone our literary work until we have more ripeness and skill to write, and we one day discover that our literary talent wasa youthful effervescence which we have now lost.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A timeless lesson for a deeply fulfilling life is to discover your calling, that special work or consuming occupation that fully engages your special talents with your passions.
— Robin Sharma
There's only one of me. With you using the why in the center of your work helps me.
— Simon Sinek
People who go to work to be a part of the cause don't go home. They are home. Now - who wants to quit?
— Simon Sinek
The professional is acutely aware of the intangibles that go into inspiration. Out of respect for them, she lets them work. She grants them their sphere while she concentrates on hers.
— Steven Pressfield
Artists are modest. They know they're not doing the work; they're just taking dictation.
— Steven Pressfield
Most of my work is done before we start shooting, preparation work, so my normal day begins when I start writing, it might even be the night before.
— Tina Fey
If an Artist love his Art for its own sake, he will delight in excellence wherever he meets it, as well in the work of another as in his own.
— Washington Allston
You can make your life into a grand ever-evolving work of art. The key is your thoughts, the wonderous invisible part of you that is your spiritual soul.
— Wayne Dyer
You can't be a critic by simply being a griper. One has also to search out the examples of good work.
— Wendell Berry