There is a strange impulse in many to protect Bible characters and to use them as inspiration... as if sanctification happens as a result of emulation.
Art Nouveau got its inspiration from nature. The Bauhaus got its inspiration from engineering.
A lot of my inspiration comes from everyday people.
Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.
'Lockup,' inside America's supersize prisons on MSNBC, is one of my favorite shows. I get a lot of my inspiration for Blair Waldorf from that show.
For one person, organized files might be a crucial tool for creativity; another person finds inspiration in random juxtapositions.
What's so great about inspiration is sometimes it finds you when you're not looking.
It's lack that gives us inspiration. It's not fullness.
The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.
My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's when I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actress.
If you're an aspiring wrestler, Bret Hart is usually at the top of the list for inspiration.
There is a quiet place in Hawaii where, for over thirty years, I've gone to draw inspiration and write many of my books.
To intoxicate the masses until they were heady with the wine of inspiration was all I lived for. To me, this was elixir... I wax lyrical. I literally am overcome, and this is transmitted to my listeners.
I just want to be an inspiration. I'm a rock star, I'm Future Hendrix.
Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests.
Ironically, I think some of the inspiration around Stitch Fix is really what was great about stores in the heyday of stores.
I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration.
If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly, and directly with that individual. Such an approach invites inspiration from the Holy Ghost and permits misperceptions to be clarified and true intent to be understood.
I probably get more inspiration for human stories and idiosyncrasies than I do animal stories.
For me, as a performer or a songwriter, Stevie Nicks is always a huge inspiration as well as Iggy Pop.