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1. “You practice mindfulness, on the one hand, to be calm and peaceful. On the other hand, as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace, you inspire hope for a future of peace.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness, Peace, Inspiration, Calm, Future

2. “Whatever a poet writes with enthusiasm and a divine inspiration is very fine.”

Democritus

Poetry, Inspiration, Creativity, Expression, Art

3. “It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.”

Democritus

Beauty, Creativity, Divinity, Wisdom, Inspiration

4. “For the correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.”

Plutarch

Learning, Inspiration, Knowledge, Curiosity, Growth

5. “For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth.”

Plutarch

Mind, Learning, Curiosity, Knowledge, Inspiration

6. “Small, therefore, can we think the progress we have made, as long as our admiration for those who have done noble things is barren, and does not of itself incite us to imitate them.”

Plutarch

Progress, Inspiration, Action, Learning, Influence

7. “The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.”

Plutarch

Knowledge, Learning, Inspiration, Thought, Growth

8. “I have an endless stream of suggestions coming in from readers who are in cubicles. That keeps me going.”

Scott Adams

Feedback, Creativity, Inspiration, Career, Motivation

9. “Most of the time one is discouraged by the work, but now and again by some grace something stands out and invites you to work on it, to elaborate it or animate it in some way. It’s a mysterious process.”

Leonard Cohen

Creativity, Work, Grace, Inspiration, Process

10. “Do not be a magician – be magic!”

Leonard Cohen

Magic, Transformation, Being, Inspiration, Power

11. “Deprivation is the mother of poetry.”

Leonard Cohen

Creativity, Struggle, Inspiration, Poetry, Expression

12. “One is distracted by this notion that there is such an thing as inspiration, that it comes fast and easy. And some people are graced by that style. I’m not. So I have to work as hard as any stiff to come up with my payload.”

Leonard Cohen

Inspiration, Hard Work, Writing, Persistence, Creativity

13. “My two great heroes are W. B. Yeats and Fernando Garcia Lorca.”

Leonard Cohen

Heroes, Poetry, Influence, Inspiration, Literature

14. “What a beautiful testament to the creative spirit and its true motives, to creative contribution coming from a place of purpose rather than a hunger for profit.”

Leonard Cohen

Creativity, Purpose, Art, Passion, Inspiration

15. “Music and art and poetry attune the soul to God.”

Thomas Merton

Art, Spirituality, Inspiration, Creativity, Divine Connection

16. “The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet.”

Thomas Merton

Faith, Divine Presence, Inspiration, Joy, Spirituality

17. “The imagination should be allowed a certain amount of time to browse around.”

Thomas Merton

Creativity, Imagination, Freedom, Inspiration, Mindfulness

18. “As a kid I always idolized the winning athletes. It is one thing to idolize heroes. It is quite another to visualize yourself in their place. When I saw great people, I said to myself: I can be there.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Inspiration, Role Models, Success, Visualization, Ambition

19. “The geniuses of all ages and of all lands speak different languages but the same flame burns in them all. Oh, if you only knew what unearthly happiness my soul feels now from being able to understand them.”

Anton Chekhov

Genius, Art, Inspiration, Understanding, Knowledge

20. “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.”

Anton Chekhov

Love, Passion, Soul, Inspiration, Connection

21. “How fortunate Buddha, Mahomed, and Shakespeare were that their kind relations and doctors did not cure them of their ecstasy and their inspiration.”

Anton Chekhov

Genius, Inspiration, Creativity, Fortune, Vision

22. “My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom – freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.”

Anton Chekhov

Freedom, Intelligence, Health, Inspiration, Integrity

23. “If you want to work on your art, work on your life.”

Anton Chekhov

Art, Self-improvement, Creativity, Inspiration, Growth

24. “I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”

Anton Chekhov

Inspiration, Education, Awakening, Wisdom, Learning

25. “You are the incarnation of the blessing of God, which rests upon men.”

Anton Chekhov

Faith, Divinity, Spirituality, Belief, Inspiration

26. “Our social and economic system cannot march toward better days unless it is inspired by things of the Spirit. It is here that the higher purposes of individualism must find their sustenance.”

Herbert Hoover

Society, Economy, Individualism, Progress, Inspiration

27. “The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life.”

Herbert Hoover

Religion, Civilization, Inspiration, Teachings, Faith

28. “Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”

Herbert Hoover

Freedom, Dignity, Spirit, Humanity, Inspiration

29. “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. You have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Herbert Hoover

Dreams, Strength, Passion, Success, Inspiration

30. “Fishing is the chance to wash one’s soul with pure air. It brings meekness and inspiration, reduces our egoism, soothes our troubles and shames our wickedness. It is discipline in the equality of men – for all men are equal before fish.”

Herbert Hoover

Fishing, Soul, Inspiration, Equality, Discipline

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