Meryl Streep Quotes

My peers inspire me, especially being a newer artist.

Art is food for the soul, and an artistic climate is a healthy climate because it breeds empathy.

Art for me is a form of nourishment. I need the land. I need it.

If you hear a good song, it makes you hopeful like, 'That is out there.'

President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today.

I mean, I've always said I have an amazing team and network of friends and people that I work with that, you know, inspire me and enable me to do what I do.

I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others.

I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.

Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it's empowering generations to come. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.

People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.

When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.

I view art as an inspirational tool.

In my experience a painting is not made with colors and paint at all. I don't know what a painting is; who knows what sets off even the desire to paint?

You have to believe 100 percent in what you're doing, that some picture or some thing we do is going to change the world in some tiny, minute way.

Pizza makes me think that anything is possible.

What I love about the TED is that it's not, 'Hey, take this check and enjoy.' It's, 'Do something with this, and we'll help you.' I think that's the most beautiful prize I've ever heard of.

I'm just trying to write things that resonate with people. And when we're all going through something together, I think you smile after that - I hope that people leave inspired after one of my shows.

Music inspires contemplation, dreams, and the imagination.

Through music, I think we can inspire each other.

I've always felt like an outsider in this industry, but that sense of community - that sense of belonging with your fans - it's an amazing feeling, and it's really inspiring.

You need someone to lift your spirits. You need someone to look you in the face and say, "This isn't the end. Don't give up. There is a better place than this. And I'll lead you there.

To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart

If life were organized, there would be no need for art.

To make art you need to be inspired.