"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."

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Source : Brenda Ueland (2013). “If You Want to Write”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

Brenda Ueland

#Inspiration Quotes #Creativity Quotes #Creating Quotes

“Gifted women musicians and composers rarely received their due.”
“Jesus is no longer one to be accepted or invited in but one who is infinitely worthy of our immediate and total surrender.”
“Explaining humor is a lot like dissecting a frog, you learn a lot in the process, but in the end you kill it.”
“If you cannot bear the silence and the darkness, do not go there; if you dislike black night and yawning chasms, never make them your profession. If you fear the sound of water hurrying through crevices toward unknown and mysterious destinations, do not consider it. Seek out the sunshine. It is a simple prescription. Avoid the darkness.”
“Creativity is a compilation of things we've seen.”

Source : "10 Smart Quotes From ‘Innovation Uncensored’ Conference" by Craig Kanalley, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 24, 2013.
“You can never get to a person's mind. You cannot know the different deeds and missions of happiness; you can't tell a screm of pleasure from one of pain. Sometimes, we can barely read pain. Neither a barometer nor a guide, pain can mislead us. Even in the body, the laws of chain reactions can be false. This is why people always want a second opinion.”
“Worry is the warning light that shows Iâ€™ve stopped looking to God to meet my needs.”
“I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows. If I fail, if I succeed...At least I live as I believe. No matter what they take from me, They can't take away my dignity. Because the greatest love of all is happening to me. I found the greatest love of all inside of me. The greatest love of all is easy to achieve. Learning to LOVE YOURSELf...It is the GREATEST love of all”

Source : Song: The Greatest Love Of All

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