Inspiration & Motivation quotes

Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club.

I always thought that inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Love should be an inspiration, not an obligation.

It is one of the blessings of this world that few people see visions and dream dreams.

I'm a person who has a lot of energy. So, yes, I don't really stop to rest or de-stress. I just keep going. I figure that if you don't stop, then you'll never notice how tired you are.

I listened to a lot of Joni Mitchell in high school. She was sort of an inspiration to me. I think she's a great lyricist, and she makes interesting choices.

Actors always ask their directors what their motivation is in this scene or that scene, so I've always had this joke where I ask the director what my motivation is too. As a stunt person your motivation is usually to fall over a bench or something.

It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.

I'm very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.