Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one's death.

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.

I believe that imagination inspires nations. It's something that I live by.

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.

You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

Enthusiasm is a form of social courage.

Burning desire to be or do something gives us staying power - a reason to get up every morning or to pick ourselves up and start in again after a disappointment.

Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it's not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

The dreams and passions stored within hearts are powerful keys which can unlock a wealth of potential.

So much inspires me. People living their lives with courage, beauty of all kinds, nature in all its aspects, people I love and people I hardly know, and, of course, other poets.

The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience - anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

The real secret of success is enthusiasm.

Creativity takes courage.

I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.

When I sit at my table to write, I never know what it's going to be until I'm under way. I trust in inspiration, which sometimes comes and sometimes doesn't. But I don't sit back waiting for it. I work every day.

The spirit of celebration and togetherness is a great source of inspiration.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

The power of the human spirit inspires me. Movies, books, stories, people, anything that reminds us that we are more than just this physical body and our capacity for love and courage can bend reality.

My enthusiasm seems to cause my world to endlessly offer me cooperative, co-creating experiences. I'm willing and I'm eager, and not just about my writing - I feel the same way about staying in shape, enjoying my family, giving a lecture, or whatever it may be.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

People are only limited by their imagination. If you don't dream then you won't do it. Human beings are capable of doing amazing things.

It takes someone with a vision of the possibilities to attain new levels of experience. Someone with the courage to live his dreams.

Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change.

In both business and personal life, I've always found that travel inspires me more than anything else I do. Evidence of the languages, cultures, scenery, food, and design sensibilities that I discover all over the world can be found in every piece of my jewelry.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.

Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.

A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, roused me into productivity and creativity.

I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so.

The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, 'This too shall pass,' and then I redouble my efforts.

I get inspiration from a lot of things around me - nature, hills, people, and even insects.

Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

It doesn't matter where you come from, what you have or don't have, what you lack, or what you have too much of. But all you need to have is faith in God, an undying passion for what you do and what you choose to do in this life, and a relentless drive and the will to do whatever it takes to be successful in whatever you put your mind to.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

I think anyone who has a passion for what they love to do, and who pursue it, is inspirational for me.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you're positive, good things happen.

Big dreams create the magic that stir men's souls to greatness.

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.

All you need is the desire, passion, and will to fulfil your dreams!

A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be?

Fear of failure, it's the greatest motivational tool. It drives me and drives me and drives me.

Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.

I'm very much inspired by things that anger me. If I see bigotry, stupidity, or injustice on the news, I'm inspired to find a way to make it into something comedic and relatable. Anger inspires me. Stupidity inspires me. My family inspires me. My accountant inspires me. Everything and anything, really.

Others can challenge and motivate us, but we must reach down deep into our souls and call forth our God-given intelligence and capabilities. We cannot do this when we depend on the efforts of someone else.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.