Quotes about Inspiration
Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work.
— Marina Abramovic
I know I would not be able to work one week if it were not for that continual force coming from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
— Mother Teresa
Devotion is like the candle which Michael Angelo used to take in his pasteboard cap, so as not to throw his shadow upon the work in which he was engaged.
— Phillips Brooks
I also like some of Joel Osteen's work. I think he's now doing a book about one of my favorite sermons of his, "The Power of 'I Am.' " I just love that sermon.
— Oprah Winfrey
I liked being able to work with all the different producers and take what they brought to the table and bring my own style to it.
— Clay Aiken
Perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes more professionally driven one also becomes less capriciously playful.
— Erica Jong
Summer is a discouraging time to work - you don't feel death coming on the way it does in the fall when the boys really put pen to paper.
— Ernest Hemingway
I believe that the work of the Holy Spirit, through the church, will continue on.
— Greg Laurie
If you were to write down all the possible ways to motivate people to do better work, friendly praise would have to come near the head of your list.
— Hannah Whitall Smith
Memorizing the work of others definitely made me a better writer.
— James Arthur
One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.
— John Piper
We must work earnestly in the best light He gives us.
— Abraham Lincoln