"Inspiration cannot be willed, though it can be…" — Anthony Storr

"Inspiration cannot be willed, though it can be wooed."

— Anthony Storr

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32 Quotes by Anthony Storr

Anthony Storr has 32 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is…
If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and…
All the world loves a lover, and a lover loves all the world.
The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen…
Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all…
The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse…
In a culture in which interpersonal relationships are generally considered to provide the answer to every form of distress, it…
Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is…
The ecstatic state of wholeness is bound to be transient because it has no part in the total pattern of…
It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also…
Avoidance behavior is a response designed to protect the infant from behavioral disorganization. If we transfer this concept to adult…
If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears.

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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret. — Mary Kay Ash
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel… — Mary Kay Ash
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. — Francis of Assisi
The optimum committee has no members. — Norman Ralph Augustine
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long… — Saint Augustine
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. — Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
May God protect me from gloomy saints. — Teresa of Avila
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. — Lauren Bacall
If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem. — Richard Bach
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. — Richard Bach

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