“In the germ, when the first trace of life begins to stir, music is the nurse of the soul; it murmurs in the ear, and the child sleeps; the tones are companions of his dreams- they are the world in which he lives”

I take inspiration from everyone and everything. I’m inspired by current champions, former champions, true competitors, people dedicated to their dream, hard workers, dreamers, believers, achievers.

Many people are being persuaded that they cannot be considered intelligent or well educated if they insist on the doctrine of the verbal inspiration of the Book.

I think what gets you through a small writing project, is just one burst of inspiration.

I’m still happy with the way Einstein’s Dreams came out. That book came out of a single inspiration. I really felt like I was not creating the words, that I was hearing the words.

For a painter, the Mecca of the world for study, for inspiration, and for living is here on this star called Paris.

It makes passable Bath buns. But inspiration from within is like a volcano: It changes the face of the world.

The bible is not a blueprint for every day of your life, it is an inspiration not a blueprint.

If you remember nothing else, remember this: Inspiration from outside one’s self is like the heat in an oven.