Inspirational Quotes to Get You Fired Up

January 28, 2013 By IdeaConnection

Van_Gogh_Self-Portrait_with_Straw_Hat_1887-MetropolitanYou never know when, where or how inspiration is going to strike. But wouldn’t it be great if we all had it on tap and could call on it whenever we need to solve problems or come up with new ideas?

Until such a time, here are some quotes to help get the creative juices flowing:

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.”
Vincent Van Gogh, painter

 

 

“Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, there is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.”
Johann Gottfried Von Herder, philosopher, theologian and poet

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.”
Henry David Thoreau, author, poet and philosopher

“Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.”
Norman R. Augustine, Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corp.

“Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope.”
Unknown

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“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs which we endure help us in our marching onward.”

Henry Ford, Industrialist, founder of the Ford Motor Company

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
George Eliot, novelist

“I shut my eyes in order to see.”
Paul Gauquin, painter

“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great.”
Orison Swett Marden, author


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