A Quote by William Morris Hunt

Inspiration is nothing without work.

William Morris Hunt

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Inspiration Nothing Without Work

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William Morris Hunt
American - Artist
March 31, 1824 - September 8, 1879

There is no doubt that even the greatest musical geniuses have sometimes worked without inspiration. This guest (inspiration) does not always respond to the first invitation. We must always work, and a self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood. If we wait for the mood, without endeavouring to meet it half-way, we easily become indolent and apathetic. We must be patient, and believe that inspiration will come to those who can master their disinclination.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

As for work, without it, without painstaking work, any writer or artist definitely remains a dilettante; there's no point in waiting for so-called blissful moments, for inspiration; if it comes, so much the better--but you keep working anyway.

Ivan Turgenev

Of course, if you have thought up to now that an actor relies merely on inspiration you will have to change your mind. Talent without work is nothing more than raw unfinished material.

Constantin Stanislavski

Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don't believe too much into inspiration, only I'm waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It's a little too easy to say that.

Karl Lagerfeld

Me personally as a man is nothing without the inspiration of JAH

Bob Marley

There's nothing romantic about my work... I don't believe in inspiration. I believe that you get to your desk, you stay there, you work, you think of nothing else. You write and you write, and in the end, you write something good.

Irving Stone

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspiration, without action, is merely entertainment. ACT on your inspiration today!

Mary Morrissey

It was a sudden inspiration. But inspiration never came without a reason.

Jo Nesbo

I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.

Chuck Close

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.

Igor Stravinsky

Inspiration is for amateurs. professionals work everyday. Personally the best inspiration is a deadline.

Chuck Close

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

Jamie Brewer

My inspiration comes from so many things, it is hard to give credit to one. I find music of all kinds to be a great inspiration. A melody or a lyric can fire my imagination. Exercise is another. Endorphins fuel my thoughts - I tend to work out scenes and dialogue when I am exercising. Reading is also a great inspiration.

Julia London

He grows daily more capable of following any inspiration without technical effort, and also of letting inspiration come to him through meticulous observation.