Alan Bradley Quotes

You have to rely on whatever sparks you have inside.

Who or what inspires you?" "I must admit that I often read my own articles in scientific journals and inspire myself.

Nothing comes from nothing. You must continuously feed the inner beast that sparks and inspires.

Everybody knows that I don't have a muse. I'm not interested in that.

There wasn't anyone in my family who was involved in the theatre. I saw a few amateur plays when I was growing up, but I can't think of anything that happened or anybody in particular who inspired me; it all came from within.

It's not about motivation. It's about what's driven inside of you.

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.

I don't ever want to be inspired by someone else. I want to be inspired by myself.

I love listening a lot and I listen to all sorts of songs, old and new. But the real inspiration has to come from within.

I don't get competitive, really. So I don't know. If I'm excited about something, hopefully someone will think, "Oh right, you should do this." And that's great. I'm not being very articulate about this. I just don't want to do stuff if I'm going to feel bummed out and uninspired.

Motivation is when you get hold of an idea and carry it through to its conclusion, inspiration is the reverse. An idea gets hold of you and carries you where you are intended to go.

For artists, scientists, inventors, schoolchildren, and the rest of us, intrinsic motivation-the drive to do something because it is interesting, challenging, and absorbing-is essential for high levels of creativity.

The difference between talent and genius is in the direction of the current: in genius, it is from within outward; in talent from without inward.

And what is Genius but finer love, a love impersonal, a love of the flower and perfection of things, and a desire to draw a new picture or copy of the same? It looks to the cause and life: it proceeds from within outward, whilst Talent goes from without inward.

Inspiration is being motivated by a person or idea. Motivation is being inspired by an object. When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

The best motivation is self-motivation.

Another thing I like to say to my students is this: "How many Corinthians read Paul's letters?" The answer is none. They couldn't have cared less! There aren't even any Corinthians left, but Paul's letters persist. Paul was not a professional writer. He was called to something, and he sent his letters. That's a good way to look at it. That you might be making something that nobody cares about, but you have to do it. It's not that people should care, but that you should care.

Inspiration comes from the heart. The letter ‘I’ is the heart of F”I”RST… (F Inspiration R S T).

If I am interested, amazed, stimulated to work, that is sufficient reason to thank the gods, and go ahead!

Sometimes I hear people talk about discipline of self and I think, if you don't have passion, I might discipline myself for a week or two but only passion will hold me steady.

Motivation is not a thinking word; it's a feeling word.

Everybody's motivation comes from the core of who they are.

No alarm clock needed. My passion wakes me up.. !

When people are inspired, they don't need motivation.