Man’s only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever.
John RuskinMusic is not math. It’s science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion.
Bruno MarsArt is the proper task of life.
Friedrich NietzscheMen shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.
Niccolo MachiavelliA good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
Charles SpurgeonThe chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
Samuel JohnsonIf there’s not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.
EminemArt is not a thing; it is a way.
Elbert HubbardEvery man is a quotation from all his ancestors.
Ralph Waldo EmersonIf they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Muhammad AliAlways the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.
E. E. CummingsExtreme hopes are born from extreme misery.
Bertrand RussellThere’s no formula.
J. K. RowlingAn ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Ralph Waldo EmersonMusic has the power to inspire the world.
Bad BunnyAnd you find as a writer there are certain spots on the planet where you write better than others, and I believe in that. And New Orleans is one of them.
Jimmy BuffettI never had to choose a subject – my subject rather chose me.
Ernest HemingwayI have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.
Isaac NewtonAll intelligent thoughts have already been thought; what is necessary is only to try to think them again.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheLet others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.
Jim RohnMy whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.
Kendrick LamarIn cricket, my superhero is Sachin Tendulkar. He has always been my hero and will continue to remain so. Apart from him and outside cricket, my mother has remained my inspiration. Whatever difficult time I had faced, she was always there for me. She has given me all the strength. She maintained her composure and supported me in tough times.
Virat KohliI’ve got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play.
Taylor SwiftA word after a word after a word is power.
Margaret AtwoodIn order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.
Douglas AdamsAll great truths begin as blasphemies.
George Bernard ShawWhere the mind goes, the man follows.
Joyce MeyerWhen I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real. That is my world, you could say.
Haruki MurakamiOne word from the Lord is like a piece of gold to a believer, who is like a jeweler, shaping and hammering out the promise for a number of weeks.
Charles SpurgeonOne can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAnd when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
Gilbert K. ChestertonI have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
Leonardo da VinciPunk is musical freedom. It’s saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster’s terms, ‚nirvana‘ means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that’s pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.
Kurt CobainWhat is past is prologue.
William ShakespeareAnd poets, in my view, and I think the view of most people, do speak God’s language – it’s better, it’s finer, it’s language on a higher plane than ordinary people speak in their daily lives.
Stephen KingHope is a waking dream.
AristotleEvery day is a gift from God. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.
Joel OsteenThe poets are only the interpreters of the gods.
SocratesPeople respond when you tell them there is a great future in front of you, you can leave your past behind.
Joel OsteenEvery day that is born into the world comes like a burst of music and rings the whole day through, and you make of it a dance, a dirge, or a life march, as you will.
Thomas CarlyleThe man who has no imagination has no wings.
Muhammad AliTake off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,‘ he said, his voice rising as applause and cheers mounted. ‚Shake it off. Stop complainin‘. Stop grumblin‘. Stop cryin‘. We are going to press on. We have work to do.
Barack Obama‚Two Voices,‘ from my album with Peter Schwalm, is an intact dream-poem. I awoke one night with an image of a piece of paper and all the words of the poem written on it, so I just blundered down to the kitchen table and ‚copied it out.‘
Brian EnoBeing a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
Will RogersMy whole life and my whole career, even through my music, I tell people: let’s unify; let’s show more love.
DJ KhaledAt times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
Albert SchweitzerYes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don’t believe too much into inspiration, only I’m waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It’s a little too easy to say that.
Karl LagerfeldI have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
John SteinbeckMy stories run up and bite me on the leg – I respond by writing down everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea lets go and runs off.
Ray BradburyYesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.
Khalil GibranWe’re all dreamers.
Ray BradburyIn the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.
Albert CamusAmbition can creep as well as soar.
Edmund BurkeGenius is a potential that lives within you and every other human being. You have many moments of genius in your lifetime. These are the times when you have a uniquely brilliant idea and implement it even if only you are aware of how fantastic it is.
Wayne DyerAlways have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing.
Wayne DyerEvery moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
Dolores HuertaLike anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process.
Stephen KingFaith activates God – Fear activates the Enemy.
Joel OsteenYou may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.
Michelle Obama