What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day. – George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion, Act 2.
My style is not specific to the antebellum South, but it’s heavily inspired by the Jim Crow era. – Jidenna
I’m inspired by the words: ‘electrifying’, ‘epic’, ‘minimalistic’, ‘transcendent’, ‘timeless’ and ‘rock n’ roll.’ – Janelle Monae
How can you be inspired by Cameron and Miliband? These guys are just drabness personified. – Irvine Welsh
I started off playing the clarinet, after I was inspired by listening to my dad’s Benny Goodman records. – Alvin Lee
The number of e-mails and letters that I get from choreographers, from sculptors, from composers who are being inspired by science is huge. – Brian Greene
I’m inspired by the sheer ingenuity and intelligence possessed by my fellow band mates. – Brad Delson
‘The Mahabharata,’ which inspired my novel ‘Palace of Illusions,’ also has many stories embedded within the main tale. – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life. – Andy Stanley
I’m a total nerd, so I’m on my telescope, or I read a lot. I’m very inspired by ancient history. – Michelle Phan
I went to study some orchestration stuff because I got so inspired working with all the orchestras. – Dido Armstrong
I’m passionate about being true to myself, sending good energy to the people around me, traveling, staying inspired, being a good friend, being a good daughter, being a good sister. – Erin Wasson
I’ve always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances. – Manu Bennett
The expression ‘livin’ large’ is taken from the rap vernacular, inspired by Donald Trump, who made the big dollars and flaunted them. – Michael Schultz
No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published. – Dan Simmons
‘Baltimore’ the series is inspired by all kinds of things, from ‘Moby Dick’ to ‘Dracula.’ – Christopher Golden
