Inspiration Quotes - Page 147

The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to take as models, base things rotten through and through, to avoid.

Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die.

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination.

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

In my study I can lay my hand on the Bible in the pitch dark. All truly inspired ideas come from God. The powers from which all truly great composers like Mozart, Schubert, Bach and Beethoven drew their inspirations is the same power that enabled Jesus to do his miracles.

There will always be somebody more successful, more beautiful, more talented. You have to realize, you're not running their race. You're running your race.

If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.

Don't set your goals too low. If you don't need much, you won't become much.

Forget what life used to be, you are what you choose to be. It's whatever it is you see that life will become.

The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says.

If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving.

In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.

The less you have, the less you have to worry about.

The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well.

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.

Parkour teaches you to be sure of what you are able to do.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path.

Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever took a hatchet.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.

Though the road's been rocky it sure feels good to me.

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.

I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it's sad and smiles when it's happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin' takes courage.