David Lynch Quotes

They say that negative things like stress, anxiety, tension, sorrow, and depression "squeeze the tube" so ideas don't flow through it. But if you get rid of that negativity, which goes away naturally when you transcend every day, these ideas are more freely flowing, and you get happy in the doing. You get fresh and inspiring ideas, and a bigger picture starts to emerge of the world and life. It's very good for the artist, businessman, fisherman, and any kind of person really.

In the shower, with the hot water coming down, you've left the real world behind, and very frequently things open up for you. It's the change of venue, the unblocking the attempt to force the ideas that's crippling you when you're trying to write.

I think for me, the thing that gets me in the right mindset is just watching something funny, something light, something that makes me feel good. Regardless of what it is - when you feel good, when you feel upbeat, creativity flows!

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

It's so inspiring to be around other people who have ideas you haven't thought of, and all of a sudden you're like, 'Wow! That's so amazing!' I definitely want everything I do to just get better and better.

Never listen to music when you're trying go come up with a Big Idea.

I am sober, grounded, focused, I'm writing again, I like where I am. I'm real positive and I got this great family that came along with my wife - I'm happily married and she's a great part of me that was missing - and I feel real good.

When we sit down to work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete.

Honestly, the choice is: I can be a cheerful person, more awake to correction, more of a force for good ... when I'm writing. Or I can be the opposite of all those things, when I'm not writing.

Ideas are easy to come by; reduction to practice is an arduous but inspirationally rewarding matter.

I just feel so good; it feels like a very creative time for me. As far as my mind, spirit, and body, I've never felt better.

I've lived a life which has been pretty much full up with ambition, ideas, stimulus, creativity, some negativity which I try and avoid.

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

A more happy mind leads to quietness and clarity. And that clarity helps you have a greater capacity to do more and to become more successful and more giving.

Transcending gives a human being a chance to think before acting. And experiencing this beautiful treasury within gets rid of torment and replaces it with happiness, inner peace, creativity intelligence, love, energy. This fuels a real good life and fuels an appreciation for all human beings. It's so powerful and it's a blessing for humanity.

The power of work, and the power of creativity can be your salvation.

I work when I feel like I can do something that pleases me, that I think I can give a little more than I've given up to yesterday.

Ideas for work are coming to me in abundance...I'm going like a painting-locomotive.

You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move towards what you want faster.

In the midst of creating, a person is raised to another level of consciousness.

Once you have linked yourself with love, a flood of inspiration is revealed to you, whatever the subject, whatever the problem in life may be. Whatever it be that your eye casts its glance upon, it will disclose itself. Then you are on the real road, and what a joy this is!

I wake up sometimes with an idea and then I write it down. It's not necessarily easy, but when you focus on something it comes.

Make something beautiful of your life.

The secret of not having worries, for me at least, is to have ideas.

I get really fantastic results when I just get out of my own way.