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“It is the first line that gives the inspiration and then it's like riding a bull. Either you just stick with it, or you don't.”

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Author:Bob Dylan

“I have gained very great inspiration from the Cornish land- and seascape, the horizontal line of the sea and the quality of light and colour which reminds me of the Mediterranean light and colour which so excites one's sense of form; and first and last there is the human figure which in the country becomes a free and moving part of a greater whole. This relationship between figure and landscape is vitally important to me. I cannot feel it in a city.”

“Let my inspiration flow, in token lines suggesting rhythm, that will not forsake me, till my tale is told and done.”

Done Inspiration Lines Flow Tales Rhythm Suggesting Forsake Tokens

Author:Robert Hunter

“Every year, it takes more brains to navigate this complicated world. More people are falling below what I call the 'incompetence line' through no fault of their own.”

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Author:Scott Adams

“I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know. I'm always writing little lines and saving them for later.”

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Author:Imelda May

“Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.”

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Book:Iacocca: An Autobiography

Source: Iacocca: An Autobiography

“Not for the first time in the history of the universe, someone for whom communication normally came as effortlessly as a dream was stuck for inspiration when faced with a few lines on the back of a card.”

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Book:Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12)

Source: Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12)

“I take the outline from a real person as inspiration, but the in-line is totally made up. Which is why I usually invent imaginary names.”

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Author:Dana Spiotta

“I think the line between "inspiration" and "plagiarism" is often so thin, that you risk falling into the latter one.”

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Author:Ivan Tverdovsky

“No highly evolved being would ever seek to control the thoughts of anyone, or cause anyone to think or act involuntarily. More along the lines of inspiration and invitation. As when one suddenly experiences an insight, or says, "I've just had a great idea." They can accept it and act on it, or reject it out of hand. There's no "control" involved.”

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Author:Neale Donald Walsch

“Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.”

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Author:Sydney Smith

“Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

“Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.”

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Author:William Arthur Ward