Quotes about Inspiration
Someone once asked Somerset Maughham if he wrote on a schedule or only when struck by inspiration. "I write only when inspiration strikes," he replied. "Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp.
— Steven Pressfield
I grew up in a family that believed that art should be used as an instrument for social change.
— Shabana Azmi
It's clear to me that millions of young people understand and value my father's legacy of social change through nonviolence.
— Martin Luther King III
I truly believe that my songs bring the answers and the solutions, as opposed to just talking about the problems. My music at its core is joyful.
— Yolanda Adams
My mother at the age of 65 decided she was going to run for mayor. She had never run for public office, and she decided she wanted to try and do some things for the community.
— Sylvia Mathews Burwell
When we look at history, we see history is made up of the heroes of their times. Yet, somehow we miss this when we put on the lens of the Scriptures.
— Erwin McManus
Money can't heal your heart. Money can't give you purpose. I don't want arms and legs, I want purpose. I don't want arms and legs, I want peace. I don't want arms and legs, I want to be a miracle for someone else.
— Nick Vujicic
I don't know why I started writing. I don't know why anybody does it. Maybe they're bored, or failures at something else.
— Cormac McCarthy
I'd love to be the female Kanye. I think he's so cool and effortless.
— Rita Ora
Sometimes, my books start with a scene I see in my mind, such as a woman in a wedding dress running away from her wedding like in 'Embers of Love.' Sometimes, a book can start with a character.
— Tracie Peterson
As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
How to change the world:• spread positivity• bring people up instead of dragging them down• treat others the way you wish to be treated
— Germany Kent