Quotes about Inspiration

In Revelation 10, John eats the book—not just reads it—he got it into his nerve endings, his reflexes, his imagination. The book he ate was the Holy Scripture. Assimilated into his worship and prayer, his imagining and writing, the book he ate was metabolized into the book he wrote.

Constantine saw with his own eyes the trophy of a cross of light in the heavens, above the sun, and bearing this inscription: conquer by this. At the sight, he himself was struck with amazement and his whole army also.

From afar they raise their voices like torches, and they cry out, as from some lofty and conspicuous watchtower, admonishing us where to walk and how to direct the course of our work steadily and safely.

'Aurat' is an iconic poem which is relevant 70 years later and informs me in the work I do with women.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

The Columbia is lost, but the dreams that inspired its crew remain with us.

No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.

I try to remind myself not to go anywhere or do anything without asking for spiritual direction through prayer and meditation.

The point of Jesus' existence wasn't to lessen or diminish our appreciation of each other, but to expand our appreciation of each other by reminding us what lies within all of us, because Jesus was an example of the pinnacle of human evolution.

When the words of prophets seem repetitive, that should rivet our attention.

A repressed person overcoming their repression always makes good music.

The fact that Barack Hussein Obama became president is historic, to say the least. Actually, to become U.S. senator, that was historic, and then what he did later on - that's what inspired me to think about running for office.