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Inspirational Quotes


"Solo con una ardiente paciencia conquistaremos la espléndida ciudad que dará luz, justicia y dignidad a todos los hombres. Así la poesía no habrá cantado en vano."


"I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy."


"Sublime wonders lie in store,I am shown a regal residence;a mighty kingdom, an empirewith more grandeur than before ..."


"For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach."


"Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration."


"Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration."



"One needs to know what the hierarchy of values are from which one takes inspiration, and in a democratic society this is the subject of continuous democratic debate."


"Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration."



"For me, songwriting is something I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day."



"For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the reflections."


"Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working."


"Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity."


"Insomnia is my greatest inspiration."


"Hearts rebuilt from hope resurrect dreams killed by hate."


"When hope is fleeting, stop for a moment and visualize, in a sky of silver, the crescent of a lavender moon. Imagine it -- delicate, slim, precise, like a paper-thin slice from a cabochon jewel.It may not be very useful, but it is beautiful.And sometimes it is enough."


"When Nike says, just do it, that's a message of empowerment. Why aren't the rest of us speaking to young people in a voice of inspiration?"



"While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future."


"What about the nobodies and the nothings, the invisible girls? We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns. We learn to wring magic from the ordinary."


"I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration."


"Because of my Buddhist practice, I'm never lacking for inspiration."


"We all have a life story and a message that can inspire others to live a better life or run a better business. Why not use that story and message to serve others and grow a real business doing it?"


"The talks were like blood transfusions, moments of realness and hope that were pinpricks of light in the dark fabric of small-town life."


"My life's work is to create tools to empower and elevate life on the planet. To create global change, one heart at a time."


"Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised."


"Every moment is auspicious. There is always some magic in it."


"Awaken each day with the expectation that something wonderful is about to happen."


"I would follow such beauty, said something inside Ender. I would see as those eyes see."


"It's true, life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend."


"We are moved to respond to the fact of human brilliance, human depth in all its variety because it is the most wonderful thing in the world, very probably the most wonderful thing in the universe."


"Such music", he said. "I'm not religious, but if I were I would say it was like a glimpse into the mind of God. Perhaps it was and i ought to be religious. I have to keep reminding myself that they didn't create the music, they only created the instrument which could read the score. And the score was life itself. And it's all up there"."


"Have you ever seen the stars in the night? See them closely, they will tell you, how to be open, how to love and how to shine and twinkle without any differences and jealousy of other stars."



"When Maurice touched a keyboard, it was like something from a movie, magical. He would always give you something from a movie, and you'd go, what did you just play... immediately inspirational writings, amazing. That's what we're going to miss."


"I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring."


"Because hope comes from in you, and wishes are just magic."


"Inspiration comes from all different places."


"Be yourself, everyone else is already taken."


"Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us."


"A good man lives for the joy in life and the happiness of being alive, not shackled to the wants of the future or the regrets of the past."


"Let your light shine as an inspiration to humanity and BE THE REASON someone believes in the goodness of people."


"Don't be afraid of the dark. Shine!"


"I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan."


"Acknowledging awesomeness is powerful, contagious, important and necessary!"


"Sometimes life seems a dark tunnel with no light at the end, but if you just keep moving forward, you will end up in a better place."



"I always get inspiration from whatever characters say about my character."


"The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it."


"Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure."


"If you know from whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations on where you can go."


"You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away."
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