Motivational Quotes for Writers and Other Creative People
January 18th 2009 02:59
A Fascinating Collection of Quotations to Guide and Inspire the Writer
The following quotations come from a great collection I came across on a website you'll definitely want to check out. It's called Choice Quotations: Timeless words that challenge, motivate and inspire The site currently contains eight pages of these motivational gems. The ones I've reproduced below seem to me particularly pertinent to creatively thoughtful individuals such as writers.
So, read, absorb, and enjoy these wise words which can help you make the most of your writing talent.
The Quotations
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
- Larry Bird
Amateurs wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.
- Chuck Close
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
- Pablo Picasso
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
- Pythagoras
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
- Scott Adams
Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can play weird--that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple complicated is commonplace--making the complicated simple, awesomely simple--that's creativity.
- Charles Mingus
Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.
- Unknown
Do not let what you can't do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden
Do not wait; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
- Napoleon Hill
Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
- Harold Whitman
Don't let making a living interfere with making a life.
- John Wooden
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
- C. S. Lewis
Faith doesn't mean the absence of fear. It means having the energy to go ahead, right alongside the fear.
- Sharon Salzberg
Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.
- Rabindranath Tagore
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Handling criticism: if it's untrue, disregard it. If it's unfair, keep from irritation. If it's ignorant, smile. If it's justified, learn from it.
- Unknown
Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
- Henry van Dyke
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain
Hopefully these quotations have inspired you to use your talents to shoot for the stars!
To your success!
Jeanne
Did you enjoy this post? Which of the above quotes have particularly inspired you and why? Do you have any favorite quotes you'd like to share which have helped you achieve greater success or carried you through particularly difficult or dry creative periods?
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Comment by Janet Collins
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- Chuck Close
This was the one I related to most! Good list.
Comment by cherylwright
What a great way to inspire us.
Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.
- Unknown
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
These are my favorites (hits close to home).
Best wishes.
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Glad you liked them and that I chose one you could particularly relate to.
Thanks for stopping by!
Jeanne
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
I love the two quotes you've chosen, as well. The first is so, so true, and the second really inspires me! Isn't it great to know that whatever mistakes we may have made the day before, each sunrise brings a new day and with it a new opportunity to succeed? There's real hope in that quote!
Great to see you!
Jeanne
Comment by Dianna G
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A very nice collection for those interested in making a life out of their creativity. I particularly like the one by Mark Twain.
~Dianna
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Glad you like this collection. I thought it might provide a bit of welcome inspiration to my fellow writers.
I love the quote by Mark Twain, as well. It's a great reminder that getting out there and using our talents now can help us prevent a lifetime of regret.
Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Glad to hear that my posting of these quotes was timely for you!
Thanks for stopping by!
Jeanne
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Thanks for stopping by to read these quotes and share your thoughts. I really enjoy reading motivational quotes, myself, so I'm always glad when I find a new website that has a great collection! Then, I can pass them on to my readers, for their enjoyment and edification.
Jeanne