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title: "10 Really Inspiration Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Really Inspiration quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Really Inspiration sayings and thoughts."
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> [“We speak of ‘inspiration,’ and the word should be taken literally. There really is inspiration and expiration of Being.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-merleau-ponty/we-speak-of-inspiration-and-the-word-should-be-taken-literally-there/)

[Maurice Merleau-Ponty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-merleau-ponty/)

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> [In 'Diary,' the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/in-diary-the-motto-really-is-where-do-you-get-your-inspiration-it/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/chuck-palahniuk-37_around_in-diary-the-motto-really-is-where-do-yo_2363124.jpg)

> [Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/birch-bayh/certainly-i-think-the-election-of-john-kennedy-and-all-he-stood-for/)

[Birch Bayh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/birch-bayh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/birch-bayh-26503_election_certainly-i-think-the-election-of-john-k_528861.png)

> [I'm going to continue the dancing because it really was an inspiration; it changed my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-whittle/i-m-going-to-continue-the-dancing-because-it-really-was-an/)

[Ricky Whittle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-whittle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/ricky-whittle-12851_continue_i-m-going-to-continue-the-dancing-becaus_1162930.jpg)

> [I find inspiration and rhythm in everything. Really I do. And I find inspiration in the really quiet moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kreutzmann/i-find-inspiration-and-rhythm-in-everything-really-i-do-and-i-find/)

[Bill Kreutzmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kreutzmann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3c/bill-kreutzmann-20927_creative_i-find-inspiration-and-rhythm-in-everyth_841767.png)

> [A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avi/a-lot-of-people-think-inspiration-means-magic-but-really-inspiration/)

[Avi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/avi-10112_inspiration_a-lot-of-people-think-inspiration-means_1535261.png)

> [I think the nomads really give us inspiration about how we can live in harmony with our environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cope/i-think-the-nomads-really-give-us-inspiration-about-how-we-can-live/)

[Tim Cope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a89/tim-cope-14604_environment_i-think-the-nomads-really-give-us-inspir_2291337.jpg)

> [I was inspired by the men who walked on the moon. It really was my inspiration, I think, you know, as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peggy-whitson/i-was-inspired-by-the-men-who-walked-on-the-moon-it-really-was-my/)

[Peggy Whitson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peggy-whitson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/peggy-whitson-10575_cool_i-was-inspired-by-the-men-who-walked-on_2466448.jpg)

> [ Other \[artists'\] music is really what you get most inspiration from, whether consciously or subconsciously. I like a lot of old music… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-rector/other-artists-music-is-really-what-you-get-most-inspiration-from/)

[Ben Rector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-rector/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/ben-rector-37917_art_other-artists-music-is-really-what-you-g_2109276.png)

> [“I couldn't read SAY MY NAME immediately. There was no Larry for me but it was far too close to the bones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosalinda/i-couldn-t-read-say-my-name-immediately-there-was-no-larry-for-me-but/)

[Rosalinda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosalinda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb1/rosalinda-113403_another-time_i-couldn-t-read-say-my-name-immediately_1919236.jpg)

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