G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English mystery novelist and Christian apologist
Source: The Victorian Age in Literature (1913), On Algernon Charles Swinburne Ch. III: The Great Victorian Poets (p. 95)
“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.”
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Steve Purcell (1959) American cartoonist, animator, film director and game designer
Interview on samandmax.net http://samandmax.net/index.php?section=historyfaq&page=interview1&id=4
“I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.”
Edith Sitwell (1887–1964) British poet
As quoted in An Uncommon Scold (1989) by Abby Adams, p. 226
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 148
“All-powerful god, who am I but the fear that I inspire in others?”
King Aegistheus to Jupiter, Act 2
The Flies (1943)
Edward W. Hardy (1992) American composer, musician and producer
From an interview in “How Critically Acclaimed Violinist Edward W. Hardy Is Transforming Mood Into Music” https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreazarczynski/2021/02/23/how-critically-acclaimed-violinist-edward-w-hardy-is-transforming-mood-into-music/?sh=1b2d2ca64962 Forbes (2021 Feb 23)
“It was Homer who inspired the poet.”
Francis Wayland (1796–1865) President of Brown University
The Iliad and the Bible, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 609.
Variant: It was Homer who gave laws to the artist.
“Inspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists.”
Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) Polish writer
The Poet and the World (1996)
Context: Inspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists. There is, there has been, there will always be a certain group of people whom inspiration visits. It's made up of all those who've consciously chosen their calling and do their job with love and imagination. It may include doctors, teachers, gardeners — I could list a hundred more professions. Their work becomes one continuous adventure as long as they manage to keep discovering new challenges in it. Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity. A swarm of new questions emerges from every problem that they solve. Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous "I don't know."
Dawud Wharnsby (1972) Canadian musician
The Sounds of Taqwa (2006)
Context: Inspiration comes from many places — experiences, places, people, books, and the work of other artists. As a writer, it is important to keep one’s senses open to the world around and then trying to capture those impressions to a page. Writing is sort of a game or puzzle to me — playing with words and concepts to present something new to listeners.
Ambrose Bierce book The Devil's Dictionary
Source: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
Context: Christian, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ so long as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.