Top 100 True Inspiration Quotes
#1. I listen to old Idaho, and there are moments of true inspiration there. I think the music is speaking on its own a little bit more. It's evolving, it's not losing its heart.
Jeff Martin
#2. If the Bible is true, it needs no inspiration, and - if not true, inspiration can do it no good.
Robert Green Ingersoll
#3. You didn't change me. You simply showed me the way to be. So thank you, Neva Shilling, for living your faith in the face of hardship. You are a true inspiration.
Kim Vogel Sawyer
#4. True inspiration unfolds itself, not by force or it becomes fake. True intuition is also the ability to be observant.
Chris Messner
#5. Very sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was a true inspiration for human rights and equality for South Africa and the reason apartheid no longer exists there. The world will never forget his capacity for forgiveness and magnanimity. RIP
Bryan Adams
#6. Inspiration is never genuine if it is known as inspiration at the time. True inspiration always steals on a person; its importance not being fully recognized for some time.
Samuel Butler
#7. Inspiration originally meant "being in spirit", indicating that when we are inspired we are connected to a higher domain of pure awareness and pure consciousness. True inspiration can only flow through us when we are anchored in the present moment.
Christopher Dines
#8. True inspiration overrides all fears. When you are inspired, you enter a trance state and can accomplish things that you may never have felt capable of doing.
Bernie Siegel
#9. One may not be able to trade in gratitude as a currency, but gratitude is the currency of true wealth. - L. R. W. Lee
L.R.W. Lee
#10. Your faith provides you focus and vision for your life. It is your true north compass and GPS of self-awareness and self-management. Your faith is your lens to focus on how your talents, skills, gifts, and abilities will allow you to live on purpose
Thomas Narofsky
#11. All the labor of all the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius are destined to extinction. So now, my friends, if that is true, and it is true, what is the point?
Bertrand Russell
#12. Everybody is born with a little bit of writer in them. We all come with the desire to work hard to see our creations come to life on the page. But it is those who choose to do something about this passion that has been ignited inside of them that are true writers.
Brian A. McBride
#13. My manager said the next best inspiration to heartbreak is travel, and it's true.
Beth Orton
#14. If you will but aspire
You will attain to all that you desire.
Before an atom of such need the Sun
Seems dim and mirky by comparison.
It is life's strength, the wings by which we fly
Beyond the further reaches of the sky.
Farid Al-Din Attar
#15. In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.
Adam Schiff
#16. For a true artist, difficulties become opportunities and clouds become solid present.
Alejandro Jodorowsky
#17. Simply notice that you're aware. At any given moment, you can choose to follow the chain of thoughts, emotions, and sensations that reinforce a perception of yourself as vulnerable and limited, or to remember that your true nature is pure, unconditioned, and incapable of being harmed.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
#18. ...about a spiritual path, seeing the validity in all paths, and knowing that religion can help or hamper the path. The teachings in every religion are valuable. It is humanity that has bogged down in dogma and rules. Loving and practicing the teachings that ring true is the key.
Lynne Cockrum-Murphy
#19. If we are to continue to have the freedoms that came of the inspiration of the Almighty to our Founding Fathers, we must return to the God who is their true Author.
Gordon B. Hinckley
#20. Every experience of love, bliss, belonging, inspiration, and insight provides a stepping stone back to your true self.
Deepak Chopra
#21. What we consider too good to be true, is truth; all else is fallacy
Oshetha Shakoor
#22. Is it true, O Christ in heaven, that the highest suffer the most?
That the strongest wander furthest and most hopelessly are lost?
That the mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain?
That the anguish of the singer makes the sweetness of the strain?
John Milton
#23. You always know when a real inspiration is behind the melody, arrangements, even lyrics. And I know that's really vague, but it's true.
Zach Condon
#24. Colliding with the bright light
Of my true self,
My illusions scream loudly,
Themselves illusions
Created by other illusions,
Finally knowing that
Deep within me
Beneath the shell
Lies the sacred beauty
Of my true self.
Ilchi Lee
#25. Beautiful buildings are more than scientific. They are true organisms, spiritually conceived; works of art, using the best technology by inspiration rather than the idiosyncrasies of mere taste or any averaging by the committee mind.
Frank Lloyd Wright
#26. Writing is an art, and true art comes from inspiration, which makes me wonder what kind of fucked-up lives some of my favorite authors have led. Surely
Stevie J. Cole
#28. Without dreams there is no hope to make the dream a reality and without hope there is no true life
Hisham Fawzi
#29. Your work is what you were born to do. No kind of educational system can teach you your true work, because it is your life purpose, and it is revealed by your God-given gifts.
Dr. Myles Munroe
#30. To help someone, or make them feel special; all it needs is to offer the tools which are thrust, and guidance, and show that you believe in the persons potential. The product is musical notes floating everywhere.
Katia M. S.
Katia M. S.
#31. We discover the vast difference between living and feeling alive when we discover inspiration." The quickest way to true happiness is not by ambling and obsessing about the limited pursuit of happiness, but by the immediate and actionable pursuit to be inspired.
Elaina Marie
#32. A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for.
Marcus Aurelius
#33. Find your true passion. Tap into the endless inspiration & energy it provides. Your focus will overcome any hurdles along your path.
Mani S. Sivasubramanian
#34. I shall adopt new Muse as fast as they appear to be true Muse.
Abraham Lincoln
#35. If you awaken to this moment, the here and now, then you will know that great peace is generated from a sense of being, and from a connection with the Tao. When you clearly understand and experience the Now, you can create your own happiness through your connection with the divine, your True Self.
Ilchi Lee
#36. Love is the measure of our faith, the inspiration for our obedience, and the true altitude of our discipleship.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
#37. An intelligent person, looking out of his eyes and hearkening in his ears, with a smile on his face all the time, will get more true education than many another in a life of heroic vigils.
Robert Louis Stevenson
#38. Every true scientist is a philosopher, but not every philosopher is a scientist.
Abhijit Naskar
#39. All you need to do is recognize your true position as the witness. You only have to do this for some time, until the spell is broken. Even after the spell is broken these mental tendencies may arise, but without any power, just like you can see the moon in the daylight.
Mooji
#40. I'm not comparing myself at all to him, but I like the idea that Ernest Hemingway always wrote about certain things he knew, he knew the ins and outs, back to fronts of what he was talking about. I love that as an inspiration for myself, to keep it true to what you know.
Imelda May
#41. When I am true to my inspiration, even fight for my design, the project always turns out well.
Christian De Portzamparc
#44. I couldn't believe a man had written this! Ryker had a way with words and the way with words and the way my emotions got twisted in them was a gift only a true writer possessed.
Sarah Brocious
#45. You might hate a successful person, but you can not hate a true hero.
Amit Kalantri
#46. The only true source of inspiration is to be an inspiration.
Bill Phillips
#47. Though it's true that (dictionary-maker Samuel) Johnson sometimes seem to feel that the language was in decline, he didn't rail against it with (Jonathan) Swift's anger. Instead, he hoped the example of his dictionary would temper that change by providing a distinguished literary example
Robert Lane Greene
#49. They who suspect a Mephistophiles, or sneering, satirical devil, under all, have not learned the secret of true humor, which sympathizes with gods themselves, in view of their grotesque, half-finished creatures.
Henry David Thoreau
#50. As gold purified in a furnace loses its impurities and achieves its own true nature, the mind gets rid of the impurities of the attributes of delusion, attachment and purity through meditation and attains Reality.
Adi Shankara
#51. The spirit of a country, if it is to be true to itself, needs continually to draw great breaths of inspiration from the simple realities of the country; from the smell of its soil, the pattern of its fields, the beauty of its scenery and from the men and women who dwell and toil in the rural areas
George Stapledon
#53. Those who are fortunate to be educated, must light the flame of fire.
Lailah Gifty Akita
#54. By opening the door to my life, it is my hope and mission to shed light on the hidden wounds of abuse, to end the stigma and shame associated with abuse, and to show survivors true courage, strength, inspiration, and determination.
Erin Merryn
#55. True wisdom is being able to say 'it is what it is' with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face.
Eric Micha'el Leventhal
#56. Love and truth are intimately connected. You cannot have pure love without pure truth and you cannot have pure truth without pure love.
Molly Friedenfeld
#58. God doesn't like it when we ask Him for the smallest things, dare to make your dream so big that He can conveniently fit into it and make your dream come true.
Jaachynma N.E. Agu
#59. Self-realization or self-knowing or awakening is about knowing/ becoming conscious of our true nature and living in harmony with the universe in an ever ascending order.
Thomas Vazhakunnathu
#60. Patience Pays..Is true!
But the greater truth is that it takes
advance payment before it pays you in return!
Sujit Lalwani
#61. The true misfits are the ones who don't think they are.
Sometimes the concepts that ground us in quiescent certainty are the same ones that cast us into pelting hailstorms of insurmountable disbelief.
Robyn Alana Engel
#62. The words were unexpected, but so incisively true. So much of prayer is like that - an encounter with a truth that has sunk to the bottom of the heart, that wants to be found, wants to be spoken, wants to be elevated into the realm of sacredness.
Sue Monk Kidd
#63. When Bill Burke asked my mother out, she experienced the unluckiest day of her life. Diana (to become my high school sweetheart-and wife) agreeing to go out with me was the luckiest day of my life.
M.J. Burke Sr.
#64. Your wishes doesn't come true, because there is someone else who is wishing harder and trying harder for the same wish.
Amit Kalantri
#65. Real meditation we get from within or from a spiritual Master. We can never get it from books. From books we can get inspiration or an inner approach to the fulfilment of our outer life. But in order to have true meditation we have to go deep within or follow the guidance of a spiritual Master.
Sri Chinmoy
#66. Love, as life, is a journey. Finding true love for the ever after is an amazing achievement.
Fadi Hattendorf
#67. The Blues are the true facts of life expressed in words and song, inspiration, feeling, and understanding.
Willie Dixon
#68. Your technology is the inner practice of meditation, which will stimulate the link between your brain and ignite your innate desire to know your True Self. Trust yourself in a deeper way & reap the rewards!
Michael Beckwith
#69. It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.
Vincent Van Gogh
#70. When we know our true nature, especially the functioning of the mind, we stop being judgmental and become an inspiration and support to others.
Thomas Vazhakunnathu
#71. When you are living your life according to your values, you are being true to yourself and others. There is congruence between what you think, what you say, and what you do.
Ruthann M. Wilson
#72. To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
Confucius
#74. When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams - you can find true happiness!
Casi McLean
#75. Since the 1940s, we've been saying there are no differences, we [humans] are all identical. We're going to know at year end if that is true.
Juan Enriquez
#76. Love is the true essence of Life.
Leta B.
#77. I often talk about unconditional love towards others. But the truth is I have always looked for favorable conditions when it comes to self-love and happiness.
Now that is what you call a true confession!
Saurabh Sharma
#78. I look upon the whole world as my fatherland, & every war has to me the horror od a family feud. I look upon the true patriotism as the brotherhood of man & the service to of all to all. The only fighting that saves is the one that helps the world toward liberty, justice & an abundant life for all.
Helen Keller
#79. Balance suggests a perfect equilibrium. There is no such thing. That is a false expectation ... There are going to be priorities and dimensions of your life, how you integrate them is how you find true happiness.
Denise Morrison
#80. The future of modern society depends much more on the quiet heroism of the very few who are inspired by God. These few will greatly enjoy the divine inspiration and will be prepared to stand for the dignity of Man and true freedom and to keep the Law of God, even of it means martyrdom or death.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
#81. Sharing the same passionate love with another person, gives a feeling of being alive! The experience of something real, is unforgettable.
Ellen J. Barrier
#82. Stay true to yourself and listen to your inner voice. It will lead you to your dream.
James Ross
#83. It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.
John C. Maxwell
#84. My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world.
Michael Jordan
#86. I know now one thing only matters in these days ... true love ... love and love alone.
James Taylor
#88. Age isn't triggered by wrinkles,nor by the reduction of strong footing,for the true youth exists effectively in your heart,brightens through your smile and beats slow when your heart is right, innocent like that of a child
Nwilliams S C
#89. Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful storyteller, without even knowing it.
Elizabeth Strout
#90. The true end of life is not mere existence, not pleasure, not fame, not wealth. The true purpose of life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God's inspiration.
David O. McKay
#91. Ancient tradition always depicts a true Chinese musician as blind. Esoterically, this implies that his gift of the divine art is so completely guided by, and dedicated to, hosts of the celestial guardians, that both his sight and consciousness are focused above and beyond the objective world.
Corinne Heline
#92. Those with calling also find wealth, so jump and start swimming towards your true self.
Ryan Lilly
#94. Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.
Robert Bloch
#95. True wealth, success, and happiness can only be achieved by balancing our business life with the duty we have to our self and to our family.
Joseph C. Kunz Jr.
#96. When we're not true to our thoughts and not true to the feelings we have deep inside, we find ourselves unhappy. Be courageous enough to align your life with your feelings, desires, and sense of purpose.
Steve Maraboli
#97. When we face our fear of death and slow down our busy lives, we come to realize our relationships are precious, a part of life's foundation. Knowing this fact helps us to understand that death's true purpose is to teach us how to live.
Molly Friedenfeld
#98. When you awaken to true nothingness and all the empty fictions you once thought of as "Me" disappear, then self-existent life without beginning and without end finally touches your heart.
Ilchi Lee
#99. Everything good or true that the angels inspire in us is God's, so God is constantly talking to us. He talks very differently, though, to one person than to another.
Emanuel Swedenborg
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