“As a composer, I believe that music has the power to inspire a renewal of human consciousness, culture, and politics. And yet I refuse to make political art. More often than not political art fails as politics, and all too often it fails as art. To reach its fullest power, to be most moving and most fully useful to us, art must be itself.” BelieveHumansArtMovingPoliticalCultureI BelieveConsciousnessFailingInspireRefuseComposerRenewalHuman ConsciousnessPolitical Art Author:John Luther Adams
“So let God know what you're doing just by doing it - or feel good about yourself. But don't rely on men and women to inspire you to do good - because we will probably often fail you with our own imperfections! We all should be trying to improve ourselves, regardless of how much better off or worse off we are than the person next to us, because we can all get better.” KnowsMenFeelsShouldTryingPersonsNextFailingInspireLetting GoMen And WomenFeel GoodGet BetterRelyAbout YourselfImperfectionBetter OffGod Knows Author:Ysabella Brave
“It is concern that precedes and inspires agendas, and survives when agendas fail, and it causes us to try again, always trying our best, never certain about our own judgment. It is knowing that God's purpose exceeds whatever we can put in an agenda.” TryingPurposeCertainCausesKnowingFailingInspireJudgmentConcernAgendasExceedAlways TryingTry AgainTrying Our Best Author:John C. Danforth
“Most inspiration still comes from bicycling around San Francisco. This city never fails to inspire me. It is one of the most vibrant cities - especially visually - with a constant influx of young energy arriving daily. I love it.” StillsInspirationYoungEnergyCitiesFailingInspireConstantSan FranciscoArriving Author:Barry McGee
“The fire in the bellies of the good people who work for a more fair and just world for all of us - that spark never fails to inspire me and warm my heart.” PeopleWorldHeartFireFailingInspireMy HeartFairsWarmSparksGood PeopleBelly Author:Sally Kohn