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Rabindranath Tagore, Whisperings. The Inspirational Writings of Rabindranath Tagore on Nature, Love and Life.

Love and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and inspiration and the doubling of your intellectual and moral powers. Blot out from your mind any idea of superiority you have none. – Giuseppe Mazzini
Motivation is an external, temporary high that PUSHES you forward. Inspiration is a sustainable internal glow which PULLS you forward. – Thomas Leonard
Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired. – Richard Kemph
The glory of friendship is not the outstreched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
There can be no forced inspiration. – Dejan Stojanovic
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. – Frank Tibolt
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. – Socrates
Genius is 1 inspiration and 99 perspiration. – Thomas Alva Edison
Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time... The wait is simply too long. – Leonard Bernstein
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else – Alex Noble
Do not quench your inspiration and your inmagination do not become the slave of your model. – Vincent Van Gogh
A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all. – Rita Mae Brown
Biological death is only a mechanical problem, it can be solved and man can live millions of years! Do not believe in life after death! Seek for the life within the life! The medusa of Turritopsis nutricula is biologically immortal and this little creature is a big inspiration for us! He who thinks positively reaches his target! – Mehmet Murat ildan
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. – Thomas Alva Edison
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive. – Eric A. Burns, Gossamer Commons, 08-12-05
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. – Socrates, In "Apology," sct. 21, by Plato.
I learned...that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness. – Brenda Ueland
Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self- consciousness. – Aaron Copland
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong. – Ella Fitzgerald
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation. – William Arthur Wood
Ordinary people aren't going to give up emotions and inspiration just because science sniffs at subjectivity. Science shouldn't be so edgy and defensive. Vandals aren't going to smash their way into laboratories and throw Bibles at the equipment. – Deepak Chopra
Perpetual inspiration is as necessary to the life of goodness, holiness and happiness as perpetual respiration is necessary to animal life. – Andrew Bonar Law
Since I've been in the education business - often the only way to relate to teachers, parents & children - are with words of wisdom. If I could know all the wise books by heart - I would stand a chance at being a better Headmaster. Also for when it comes to my family & friends - that knowledge would always be there to give inspiration & encouragement & tell me who can't use that with their relatives! – Paul. F. Meekin

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