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A single spark can start a prairie fire. A single spark can start a prairie fire.

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inspirational | initiative | beginning, the

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I defied nothing at all. I ignored the law because I didn't know it existed. It didn't occur to me that anyone would want to curb ... - MORE I defied nothing at all. I ignored the law because I didn't know it existed. It didn't occur to me that anyone would want to curb my inspiration.

Margaret Anderson

law | inspirational | rebellion

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Thou waitest for the spark from heaven! Thou waitest for the spark from heaven!

Matthew Arnold

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How could he explain to them his prayer
That nature, not art, might unsurp the canvas? How could he explain to them his prayer
That nature, not art, might unsurp the canvas?

John Ashbery

nature | inspirational | art | artists

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To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this matter for experience. A flash, and where prev... - MORE To the artist is sometimes granted a sudden, transient insight which serves in this matter for experience. A flash, and where previously the brain held a dead fact, the soul grasps a living truth! At moments we are all artists.

Arnold Bennett

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Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee? Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

William Blake

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How have you left the ancient love
That bards of old enjoyed in you!... - MORE How have you left the ancient love
That bards of old enjoyed in you!
The languid strings do scarcely move!
The sound is forced, the notes are few!

William Blake

inspirational | music | musicians

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O charitable philosopher, I beg you to help me. My mind is weak but my soul is strong. Kindle that soul, and the sacred fire shall... - MORE O charitable philosopher, I beg you to help me. My mind is weak but my soul is strong. Kindle that soul, and the sacred fire shall never be extinguished.

James Boswell

enthusiasm | inspirational | helping

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When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best—that is inspiration. When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best—that is inspiration.

Robert Bresson

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Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought. Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought.

Robert Browning

inspirational

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