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Inspirational Quotes
"Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn."
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"It's true, life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend."
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
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"Every great inspiration is but an experiment."
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"When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the best day of your life?"
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"A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing."
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"One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic."
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"From the throes of inspiration and the eddies of thought the poet may at last be able to arrive at, and convey the right admixture of words and meaning."
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"Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries."
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"Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go.""
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"My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones. Some succeeded, some failed, most had mixed results... but it is the effort that's heroic, as I see it. Win or lose, I admire those who fight the good fight."
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"A gem, like you, is made beautiful by being polished. It's not an easy undertaking, but a stone that exists undisturbed among others just is...but the most beautiful stand out because they face being alone, endure hardships and learn from what challenges them. Suffering purifies and makes beautiful, but only if the gem can shine."
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"His genius he was quite content in one brief sentence to define; Of inspiration one percent, of perspiration, ninety nine."
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"Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself."
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"A man of strength and wisdom, John Paul became an inspiration to generations of both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world by encouraging freedom, promoting peace and respecting all faiths."
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"A star needs a star."
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"Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration."
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"The gift of life, gives you the greatest opportunity to live and chance to rise above any situation. With hopeful attitude you can overcome any struggle."
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"Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious."
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"Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward!"
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"Every morning you have two choices, radiate positive energy or radiate opposite to that. Choice is yours."
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"But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. The choice is yours: to go or wait.''And it is also said,' answered Frodo: 'Go not to the Elves for counsel for they will answer both no and yes.''Is it indeed?' laughed Gildor. 'Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill."
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"It is not a garment I cast off this day, but a skin that I tear with my own hands.Nor is it a thought I leave behind me, but a heart made sweet with hunger and with thirst."
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"Love what you do and do what you love. Don't listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it. You do what you want, what you love. Imagination should be the center of your life."
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"I do not believe in inspiration, but I must have a title in order to work, otherwise I am lost."
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"I know from personal experience how damaging it can be to live with bitterness and unforgiveness. I like to say it's like taking poison and hoping your enemy will die. And it really is that harmful to us to live this way."
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"Dream is an expensive ornament to adorn your hope."
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"We grow from our dreams."
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"Books are challenging and inspirational to me."
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"Inspiration comes from all different places."
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"I get a lot of inspiration from the audience feedback to our live shows."
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"Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials."
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"Only in the darkness can you see the stars."
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"Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death."
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"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
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"Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests."
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"Perhaps the gift you seek already resides within you awaiting the day you choose to unwrap it."
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"Evil itself may be relentless. I will grant you that, but love is relentless too. Friendship is a relentless force. Family is a relentless force. Faith is relentless force. The human spirit is relentless, and the human heart outlasts - and can defeat - even the most relentless force of all, which is time."
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"'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want."
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"Don't let your problems push you. Let your dreams lead you! The lens you choose to view the world determines how you feel about yourself and everything around you. Optimism attracts goodness into our lives and gives us strength to overcome obstacles. You can't live a positive life with a negative attitude. Heaven on earth is not a place we must find, it is a choice we must make. Let every day be a love you can feel. Let every day be a dream you can touch. Let every day be a reason to live. Life is too short to be anything but positive!"
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"Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration."
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"Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work."
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"There is nothing like passion. The fire that burns in our heart."
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"When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration."
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"Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name."
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"The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it."
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"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit."
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"Cemeteries are full of unfulfilled dreams... countless echoes of 'could have' and 'should have'. countless books unwritten. countless songs unsung... I want to live my life in such a way that when my body is laid to rest, it will be a well needed rest from a life well lived, a song well sung, a book well written, opportunities well explored, and a love well expressed."
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"I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration."
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