“I'll get an inspiration and start painting; then I'll forget everything, everything except how things used to be and how to paint it so people will know how we used to live.” PeopleKnowsInspirationUsedForgetKnow HowPaintingPaintUsed To BeForget Everything Author:Grandma Moses
“Anyone who has ever accomplished anything of any consequence, didn't know how to get what they want, they only knew that they were going to get it. You don't know how to do something, until after you've done it. Our problem is, we set goals to do what we think we can do or what we've already done. There's no inspiration in that.” ThinkingKnowsWantDoneProblemInspirationGoalCan DoKnow HowConsequenceAccomplishedSetting Goals Author:Bob Proctor
“If everything I did failed - which it doesn't, it actually succeeds - just the fact that I'm willing to fail is an inspiration. People are so scared to lose that they don't even try. Like, one thing people can't say is that I'm not trying, and not I'm not trying my hardest, and I'm not trying to do the best way I know how.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayTryingFactsInspirationLosesKnow HowFailingOne ThingWillingSucceedScaredBest WayHardestDo The BestTrying My Hardest Author:Kanye West
“Stage fright and acting blocks are just unfocused or misplaced energy. Everything is possible if you know how and where to focus to invite inspiration...Inspiration is a sensation in the body. It can be invited upon your will and willingness to experience it taking you over.” IfsKnowsBodyInspirationEnergyActingKnow HowFocusStageBlockWillingnessSensationsInvitesInvitedFrightMisplacedStage Fright Author:Marjo-Riikka Makela
“'Master Blaster,' by Stevie Wonder, is up-tempo and fun, like Stevie himself. Stevie's always making jokes; he really knows how to put people at ease. He's one of my inspirations, as a musician and a person.” PeopleKnowsPersonsInspirationFunWonderKnow HowMastersMusicianJokesEaseTempo Author:Ziggy Marley
“The greatest inspiration I draw upon is, is this city (New York) and riding the subway and watching people and I find that's kind of like the best, the best acting teacher. You know, I wonder, like people who have huge celebrity, sometimes I feel bad, should this be one of their methods 'cause I don't know how they can observe life anymore, because they become the observed. So, I, I appreciate that New York can still do that.” PeopleKnowsFeelsShouldKindStillsSometimesInspirationCausesActingCitiesWonderKnow HowTeacherNew YorkHugeDrawsAppreciateMethodRidingSubwayBest ActingActing Teachers Author:Amy Ryan
“My children are my greatest gifts and my greatest inspirations. That my husband is the most honest, kind, hard-working, and genuine person, and I honestly don't know how I could ever live without him. That my parents love me and I love and appreciate them. That I hate doing taxes. That my biggest pet peeve is inconsiderate people. That I love laughing, traveling, volunteering, and my friends. That my favorite smell is chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. That I am blessed.” PeopleKnowsKindChildrenPersonsHardInspirationHateParentLaughingKnow HowHonestHard WorkHusbandTaxesMy FriendsAppreciateI HateBlessedMy FavoriteSmellHonestlyGenuineMy ChildrenPetMy HusbandChocolateVolunteerChipsCookiesBakingGreatest GiftsOvensParents LoveInconsideratePeevesChocolate ChipsPet PeeveChocolate Chip CookiesGenuine Person Author:Trista Sutter
“The stories leaders and others tell, few of which are true, are a lousy foundation on which to base any sort of science, and we know how to accomplish behavioral change and the importance of priming, informational saliency, and social networks. Producing inspiration and other good feelings doesn't last very long.” KnowsLongStoriesFeelingsInspirationLastsSocialLeaderKnow HowImportanceFoundationAccomplishSocial NetworkGood FeelingBehavioral Change Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer