“For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and paper to jot down sudden thoughts and ideas. So inspiration arises from countless sources.” IdeasReasonInspirationEnjoyDarkSourceMountainPaperSolutionsTheaterArisePensHikingThoughts And IdeasSacramento Author:James Rollins
“Joy is not a constant. It comes to us in moments - often ordinary moments. Sometimes we miss out on the bursts of joy because we're too busy chasing down the extraordinary moments. Other times we're so afraid of the dark we don't dare let ourselves enjoy the light. A joyful life is not a floodlight of joy. That would eventually become unbearable. I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude and inspiration” BelieveMadeSometimesMomentsLightInspirationTogetherLife IsJoyI BelieveEnjoyDarkMissingGratitudeOrdinaryConstantExtraordinaryBusyDareJoyfulChasingUnbearableToo BusyJoyful LifeOrdinary MomentsExtraordinary MomentsJoyful Moments Author:Brené Brown
“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.” I CanIdeasHandsInspirationJesusDarkStudyMiracleLaysInspiredComposerSchubert Author:Johannes Brahms
“But strangely, [in] the original Matt Helm books, he's just this super hardass assassin. They sort of made it into a sexy romp for the movies. The books are very, very dark. I also watched 'OSS 117: Cairo, Nest Of Spies,' which is a French film. They just made a second one, I think, which is based on like, 100 novels. They're just fantastic. They're set in the '60s. A lot of the visual inspiration definitely came from 1960 James Bond movies and 'OSS 177' and also 'Pink Panther' movies.” ThinkingMadeBookInspirationFilmDarkNovelOriginalsSexyMade ItFantasticVisualsSpy1960sNestsAssassinsPanthersHelmCairoBond MovieJames Bond MoviePink Panther Author:Adam Reed
“I've always been a mythology lover, and so I took a great deal of inspiration from the tales of various dark gods and popular versions of Hell from the Greeks and the Norse stories.” StoriesInspirationDarkDealsHellLoversVariousMythologyTalesVersionsGreekNorse Author:Michael Boatman
“Social media is important, but it does not bring down governments. Governments can shut down the Internet. Governments can control media access. If they do what the Tunisians did and try and negotiate with the opposition, then the media's still open, the international community can learn what's happening in the country, and then that can provide inspiration. But in mid-2009, the Iranian regime just shut down the Internet. Facebook went dark. Twitter went dark. BBC Persian, Voice of America, Persian News Network all went dark. That was it.” TryingImportantCountryInspirationCommunityDarkInternetSocial MediaIranianPersian Author:Ilan Berman
“I feel like the inspiration is that I've managed to change my songwriting over the past couple of years and also production styles. I could get a sense of what really worked well, and I think this sound developed naturally. That's what happens when you're doing it all the time and changing as a person. Some songs were really dark, and others were more psychedelic. It was useful to have that to figure out exactly what I wanted to do.” ThinkingInspirationPastSongDarkStyleCoupleSongwritingPsychedelicOver The Past Author:Marika Hackman