Inspire Quotes - Page 12

The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.

The best theory is inspired by practice.

Each of us plays four roles in relation to the brain. We lead, we inspire, we invent, and we use it. Most people do not actively use their brains. They passively let their feelings and thoughts control their lives. They don't invent new ways to use their brains, either, settling instead for the same routine and repetitive thoughts every day. But if you master all four roles, you create your super brain. When you are the active observer of your feelings and thoughts, you become the user of your brain. Your super brain then serves you, not vice versa.

Small, deliberate actions inspired by your true desires create a life you love.

None of us has ever seen a motive. Therefore, we don't know we can't do anything more than suspect what inspires the action of another. For this good and valid reason, we're told not to judge. Tragedy is that our attention centers on what people are not, rather than on what they are and who they might become.

I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.

It was not always easy because I was always an individual and found it difficult to be one of a group.

Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.

I guess to be an entrepreneur you have to have a large ego, enormous pride and an ability to inspire others to follow your lead.

I'm inspired by failure. The process of defeat – picking yourself back up again is the hardest thing in the world.

There’s never a wrong idea. You just keep throwing stuff out and inevitably there are elements of different things that inspire a character or environment.

What cannot letters inspire? They have souls; they can speak; they have in them all that force which expresses the transports of the heart.

There are certain things I do because I am creatively inspired and artistic.

In the Bible, shalom means universal flourishing, wholeness, and delight--a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as its Creator and Savior opens doors and welcomes the creatures in whom he delights. Shalom, in other words, is the way things ought to be.

I can't change the world, but I'm hoping that what I say and do will inspire everyone to try.

Find out where you are at, where you are going and build a plan to get there.

You can only inspire when you give people a new way of looking at the world in which they live.

Humanity can only improve as people improve. When you have improved your life, you can inspire those around you to want to improve their lives. Remember that a few in harmony with God's will are more powerful than multitudes out of harmony.

I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange.

Jordan seeks to play only one role, that of a model state. It is our aim to set an example for our Arab brethren, not one that they need follow but one that will inspire them to seek a higher, happier destiny within their own borders.

All inspired painters are impressionists, even though it be true that some impressionists are not inspired.

Nothing really came, everything was like inspired by something.