Inspiration Quotes

The spark that starts everything. Words that have launched movements, careers, and quiet revolutions.

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"The Tigers of wrath are wiser than the Horses of Instruction."
William Blake
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"The soul of Adonais, like a star, beacons from the abodes of light eternal."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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"When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign, that all the dunces are in confederacy against him."
Jonathan Swift
"To inspire others, one must first inspire oneself to authenticity."
Eliza Haywood
"Inspiration strikes those who work relentlessly for its arrival."
Aphra Behn
"Inspiration is the reward of those who dare greatly."
Aphra Behn
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"What a wonderful subject you have given me to think upon."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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"When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius; lift up thy head!"
William Blake
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Christina Rossetti
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"Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm; it moves stones, stirs seas, it is the harbinger of all eloquent truth."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"To inspire is the highest calling of the writer."
Aphra Behn
"To inspire others, one must first inspire oneself."
Eliza Haywood
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"In criticism, I will be bold."
Jonathan Swift
"Inspiration strikes when we are prepared to receive it."
Eliza Haywood
"The greatest battles are fought within the human heart."
Christina Rossetti
"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive it."
Christina Rossetti
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"I will sing you a song of Los, the Eternal Prophet."
William Blake
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"Good propagates itself, and knowledge flows in like a flood."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Inspiration comes to those who prepare the soil of their minds."
Christina Rossetti
"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive and act upon it."
Christina Rossetti
"A man's reach should always exceed his grasp."
Robert Browning
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"I have always believed that the way to get good work out of a human being is to give them something they believe in and let them do it."
Knut Hamsun
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"Inspiration is the breath of the creative spirit."
Johan Christian Andersen
"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared to receive it."
Robert Browning
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"Do you know what you are? You are a marvel."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"I believe in the great poet within every person."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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"The mighty heart of the world never stops beating."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive it."
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"Inspiration strikes those who seek it."
Johan Christian Andersen
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"Inspiration is contagious."
Johan Christian Andersen