--- title: "13 Know Inspiration Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Know Inspiration quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Know Inspiration sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/edward-enninful-9009_come_you-never-know-where-inspiration-is-goin_1507244.jpg" --- > [You never know where inspiration is going to come from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-enninful/you-never-know-where-inspiration-is-going-to-come-from/) [Edward Enninful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-enninful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/edward-enninful-9009_come_you-never-know-where-inspiration-is-goin_1507244.jpg) > [Did you know you are my inspiration? I wouldn't be able to do what I do without your support. Thank you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brianna-marie-guzik/did-you-know-you-are-my-inspiration-i-wouldn-t-be-able-to-do-what-i/) [Brianna Marie Guzik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brianna-marie-guzik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/brianna-marie-guzik-50206_bestfriends_did-you-know-you-are-my-inspiration-i-wo_1423790.jpg) > [Sometimes, you don't know where your inspiration's going to come from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-ranaldo/sometimes-you-don-t-know-where-your-inspiration-s-going-to-come-from/) [Lee Ranaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-ranaldo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/lee-ranaldo-4745_come_sometimes-you-don-t-know-where-your-insp_2237809.jpg) > [In general, I don't know when inspiration will pop up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-niven/in-general-i-don-t-know-when-inspiration-will-pop-up/) [Larry Niven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-niven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/larry-niven-4263_general_in-general-i-don-t-know-when-inspiration_3128201.png) > [I truly find inspiration everywhere. I always tell students, and young people starting out, that the single most important skill, next to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-wooster/i-truly-find-inspiration-everywhere-i-always-tell-students-and-young/) [Nick Wooster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-wooster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/nick-wooster-7632_attention_i-truly-find-inspiration-everywhere-i-al_441365.jpg) > [Corky is an ordinary person who does extraordinary things. He is a true inspiration, but he doesn't know that he's an inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-burke/corky-is-an-ordinary-person-who-does-extraordinary-things-he-is-a/) [Chris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/chris-burke-22196_extraordinary_corky-is-an-ordinary-person-who-does-ext_1327463.jpg) > [That always catches you by surprise, you know, the amount of inspiration, should you choose to, that you can give to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-page/that-always-catches-you-by-surprise-you-know-the-amount-of/) [Adam Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-page/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/adam-page-15272_always_that-always-catches-you-by-surprise-you_2615738.jpg) > [This is what I always tell my filmmakers-you have to do tons of research, because you don't know where the inspiration is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/this-is-what-i-always-tell-my-filmmakers-you-have-to-do-tons-of/) [John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/john-lasseter-2122_filmmaker_this-is-what-i-always-tell-my-filmmakers_901179.jpg) > [You can wait forever for the muse to sit on your shoulder, but most of the time you know what has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hornby/you-can-wait-forever-for-the-muse-to-sit-on-your-shoulder-but-most-of/) [Nick Hornby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hornby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/nick-hornby-325_done_you-can-wait-forever-for-the-muse-to-sit_8983.jpg) > [I don't know anything about inspiration because I don't know what inspiration is; I've heard about it, but I never saw it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/i-don-t-know-anything-about-inspiration-because-i-don-t-know-what/) [William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01b/william-faulkner-306_heard_i-don-t-know-anything-about-inspiration_2823150.png) > [You don't know when inspiration is going to come. But you have to be aware of what's going on around you, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-keller/you-don-t-know-when-inspiration-is-going-to-come-but-you-have-to-be/) [Thomas Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfe/thomas-keller-10252_happens_you-don-t-know-when-inspiration-is-going_3134986.jpg) > [That's the beauty of song writing. You never know when inspiration will come or how it will hit, you just gotta kinda…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimbra/that-s-the-beauty-of-song-writing-you-never-know-when-inspiration/) [Kimbra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimbra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/kimbra-16536_beauty_that-s-the-beauty-of-song-writing-you-ne_2605047.png) > [ I learned \[playing Chuck Berry\] that there's something to be said for the courage of conviction, that sense of belief, being bold… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-learned-playing-chuck-berry-that-there-s-something-to-be-said-for/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/mos-def-3481_belief_i-learned-playing-chuck-berry-that-there_766245.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-inspiration/#itemlist", "name": "Know Inspiration Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You never know where inspiration is going to come from.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edward Enninful" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-enninful/you-never-know-where-inspiration-is-going-to-come-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/edward-enninful-9009_come_you-never-know-where-inspiration-is-goin_1507244.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/edward-enninful-9009_come_you-never-know-where-inspiration-is-goin_1507244.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/edward-enninful-9009_come_you-never-know-where-inspiration-is-goin_1507244.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You never know where inspiration is going to come from.” — Edward Enninful", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Did you know you are my inspiration? 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