Inspiration Quotes

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

19223 quotes

"Every person has a purpose to fulfill."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"The world needs more light, not less."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Inspiration cannot be willed into existence."
August Strindberg
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"Inspiration strikes those prepared to receive it."
Selma Lagerlöf
S
"Inspiration is revelation, not invention."
Selma Lagerlöf
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"The ideals of today are the realities of tomorrow."
Henrik Ibsen
"Every person carries within them the spark of greatness."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
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"Inspiration finds the ready mind, not the idle one."
Hans Christian Andersen
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"Inspiration strikes the prepared mind most often."
Hans Christian Andersen
A
"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared to receive it."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
A
"I came into this world to upset the balance of things."
Anna Akhmatova
"Inspiration comes to those who are open to receive it"
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
S
"In every man there sleeps a prophet, and when he awakes there is a chance he will change the world."
Søren Kierkegaard
A
"I am not insane, I am passionate."
August Strindberg
A
"I have been called a madman, a fool, and a dreamer; I wear these names with pride."
August Strindberg
S
"Inspiration is not something that happens to us; it is something we cultivate."
Selma Lagerlöf
H
"Before we can transform society, we must first transform ourselves."
Henrik Ibsen
H
"Inspiration comes to the prepared mind, not the idle one."
Henrik Ibsen
B
"Every person has the potential for greatness."
Boris Pasternak
B
"Inspiration strikes when we are ready to receive it."
Boris Pasternak
"Inspiration strikes those who prepare the soil of their minds."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
A
"The future belongs to those willing to sacrifice for it."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
A
"The grandeur of the human spirit cannot be broken."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
A
"I am proud to be a witness to the sorrows and joys of my time."
Anna Akhmatova
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"Inspiration starts as a germ of an idea which grows into reality."
Vladimir Nabokov
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"Every man is a genius for a few moments in his life."
August Strindberg
S
"Inspiration is found in the courage of ordinary people doing extraordinary things."
Selma Lagerlöf
S
"Inspiration is the spark that ignites the fire within the soul."
Selma Lagerlöf
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"The greatest discovery a person can make is their own potential."
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson