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title: "7 Inspiration and art Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jarmusch/select-only-things-to-steal-from-that-speak-directly-to-your-soul/)

[Jim Jarmusch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jarmusch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/jim-jarmusch-3256_art-and-creativity_select-only-things-to-steal-from-that-sp_833813.png)

> [Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jarmusch/steal-from-anywhere-that-resonates-with-inspiration-or-fuels-your-2/)

[Jim Jarmusch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jarmusch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/jim-jarmusch-3256_architecture_steal-from-anywhere-that-resonates-with_1465012.jpg)

> [For great things do not done just happen by impulse but are a succession of small things linked together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-van-gogh/for-great-things-do-not-done-just-happen-by-impulse-but-are-a/)

[Vincent Van Gogh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-van-gogh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef6/vincent-van-gogh-486_achieve-greatness_for-great-things-do-not-done-just-happen_1776884.jpg)

> [When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/when-you-ask-creative-people-how-they-did-something-they-feel-a/)

[Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/steve-jobs-307_amazing-job_when-you-ask-creative-people-how-they-di_1982583.jpg)

> [Select only things to steal that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jarmusch/select-only-things-to-steal-that-speak-directly-to-your-soul-if-you/)

[Jim Jarmusch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jarmusch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/jim-jarmusch-3256_art-and-creativity_select-only-things-to-steal-that-speak-d_2780560.jpg)

> [Drawing is not what you see but what you must make others see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-degas/drawing-is-not-what-you-see-but-what-you-must-make-others-see/)

[Edgar Degas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-degas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/edgar-degas-4615_art_drawing-is-not-what-you-see-but-what-you_2940787.png)

> [Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jarmusch/nothing-is-original-steal-from-anywhere-that-resonates-with-4/)

[Jim Jarmusch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jarmusch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/jim-jarmusch-3256_art-and-creativity_nothing-is-original-steal-from-anywhere_3085987.png)

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