Inspiration Quotes

One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace.

We shall find the abstract equivalent for all forms & elements in the universe, then we shall combine them in sculptural constructions according to the mood of our inspiration.

Nature is my main source of inspiration - I will never stop taking hints from what I call 'the greatest artist'

When I'm inspired, I get excited because I can't wait to see what I'll come up with next.

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

Maintain a spirit of peace and you will save a thousand souls.

Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride.

You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.

Writing is the painting of the voice.

Fiction is a solution, the best solution, to the problem of existential solitude.

We may speak about a place where there are no tears, no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the benefits of heaven. The beauty of heaven is seeing God.

Nothing primes inspiration more than necessity.

Health cannot be bought at the supermarket. You have to invest in health. You have to get kids into schooling. You have to train health staff. You have to educate the population.

I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.

The Church is a perpetual construction site.

When you're taking care of the customer, you can never do too much. And there is no wrong way... if it comes from the heart.

I long to be known as an extravagant worshiper...that God would discover the song in my heart to be elaborate, overgenerous, and wasteful in my pursuit of Him.

Not only does the democratic state of mind stem from the inspiration of the Gospel, but it cannot exist without it.

If you see someone taking responsibility, give that person authority. If you see someone looking for authority, watch out!

Believe it or not, I can actually draw.

There is only one tragedy in the end, not to have been a saint.

I think in business, you have to learn to be patient. Maybe I'm not very patient myself. But I think that I've learned the most is be able to wait for something and get it when it's the right time.

The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten.

People need to wake up and realize that life doesn't wait for you. If you want something, get up and go after it.

Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make

Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful

Birth, life, and death― each took place on the hidden side of a leaf.

What keeps you confident in a healthy way is knowing that everyone else around you is going to support you and teach you and you're going to learn from them. I just feel open to learning from people.

If you took the most ardent revolutionary, vested him in absolute power, within a year he would be worse than the Tsar himself.

All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.

I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side.

Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

The number of children is not growing any longer in the world. We are still debating peak oil, but we have definitely reached peak child.

It is the only happy life to live for the salvation of souls.

The Scriptures were not given to increase our knowledge, but to change our lives.

You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.

Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.

Soul winning is not a method; it is a command. We are supposed to go soul winning and do soul winning if our churches grow or if our churches decrease in attendance.

The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.

Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn't be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one.

The wealthy man is the man whois much, not the one who has much

Very many people go through their whole lives having no real sense of what their talents may be, or if they have any to speak of.

Success is hastened or delayed by one’s habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life.

Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God.

Lent stimulates us to let the Word of God penetrate our life and in this way to know the fundamental truth: who we are, where we come from, where we must go, what path we must take in life.

Without inspiration, we’re all like a box of matches that will never be lit.

Five tender apricots in a blue bowl, a brief and exact promise of things to come.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.