Inspirational Quotes

“I grew up in a bookless house - my parents didn't read poetry, so if I hadn't had the chance to experience it at school I'd never have experienced it. But I loved English, and I was very lucky in that I had inspirational English teachers, Miss Scriven and Mr. Walker, and they liked us to learn poems by heart, which I found I loved doing.”

-- Carol Ann Duffy

“Our ideals are our better selves.”

-- Amos Bronson Alcott

“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.”

-- Morgan Freeman

“Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.”

-- Benjamin Disraeli

“Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.”

-- Henry Ward Beecher

“I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I am very happy about that!”

-- Ken Hensley

“Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back.”

-- Babe Ruth

“Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.”

-- Henry Ward Beecher

“There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration.”

-- Boris Vallejo

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”

-- Andre Gide