Rachele Brooke Smith Quotes

I'm inspired by the work of those (and sometimes even the people themselves) who strive to inspire.

You know, all kinds of people inspire me.

I'm always looking at other artists and trying to get inspired by different things.

The poet is he who inspires, rather than he who is inspired.

Spiritual teachers and artists that have opened the eye of wisdom for the world, and visionary community builders, have influenced my work.

There are so many artists that inspire me, it's honestly too many names to go through. I look up to people who've been in the game for years.

When you talk about inspiration, I draw inspiration from life. The people that I work with.

I feel like I influence more than just rap.

Artists have always been my biggest source of inspiration.

The people that have inspired me the most were dancers and choreographers.

I'm a musician, so for the most part I've always thought that the musicians were equally as inspiring to listen to - maybe more so, in some cases - in addition to the artists.

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.

I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.

I've never modeled myself on anybody, but there are a lot of people whose work I really admire and attitudes I certainly subscribe to.

When you're young, you obviously have people you look up to. People like Andrew Oldham and Nile Rodgers inspired me then, and they inspire me now. But at some point, you start to try to be the best you can be and you're not copying anybody else. I'm just doing it in public, and my work needs to reflect that as well.

You look up to your heroes and you shouldn't be intimidated by them; you should be inspired by them.

I've been asked before, "Who are your heroes?" and these types of questions. I always find it hard to identify a single person or a single book or this sort of thing. I've always been forward looking. I was raised with the notion that you can do pretty much anything you want. You're able to accomplish anything you set out to accomplish. I was given a sense of confidence and I never really felt the need to - or I've never had the benefit, I should probably say - of being inspired by outside heroes.

I have so many mentors. I'm really lucky to be surrounded by incredible mentors, whether it be Solange Knowles or Gloria Steinem or Ava DuVernay, there are so many awesome people in my life, and so I'm lucky for them to kind of have fostered my identity as I grow into myself.

I do sculpting sometimes when I have the time, and the first thing I sculpted was a bust of [Albert] Einstein. It still sits on my table and still inspires me. He was a person who triggered my imagination and my ideas.

Stories have inspired me all my life. I like reading about what other people have done and it inspires me to share my own stories, and encourage people to make their own life stories.

You should work your hardest to inspire your inspirations

I want to create amazing art and content that inspires people to want to be the best versions of themselves everyday, and never let anyone (even themselves) hold them back.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.