Quote Image - Desktop Image

Quote Image- Mobile Image

Get the Daily Inspiration in your inbox

By subscribing to Inspiring Quotes you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Daily Inspiration Podcast

June 17, 2023

00:00

00:00

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Discipline morphs into habit.

Twyla Tharp

Celebrated dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp has choreographed more than 160 dances, films, and other works. She has won a Tony Award and two Emmys, as well as dozens of other awards and accolades. Known for her outside-the-box creativity and technical precision, Tharp combines different forms of movement to create her own unique style. In her 2003 book “The Creative Habit,” she suggested that there is no secret to creative success or there are no “natural” geniuses. Rather, success is a matter of hard work and discipline. “The best creativity is a result of good work habits,” she said. “That’s it in a nutshell.”

Play more header background

Daily Question

Fill in the blank: "There is only one proof of ___ — action." - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

More Inspiration

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

Jodi Picoult

Success isn’t about how your life looks to others; it’s about how it feels to you.

Michelle Obama

The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

David Foster Wallace

Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Albert Einstein

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

Marcel Proust

If it is true for you, it is true for someone else, and you are no longer alone.

Colson Whitehead

Resilience — the ability to brush off pain.

Kristen Roupenian

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.

Octavia E. Butler

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

Patti Smith

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Mary Shelley

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

Ralph Ellison

Featured Articles

Quotes About Why Foolishness Can Be a Virtue

March 20, 2024

What Did Descartes Mean by ‘I Think, Therefore I Am’?

June 12, 2024

9 Evidence-Based Principles for Living a Longer Life, With Quotes

May 29, 2024

Add a Dash of Laughter to Your Day With These Cooking Quotes

January 9, 2024

What It Means To Be a Leader, According to U.S. Presidents

February 7, 2024

13 Motivating Quotes To Help You Accomplish Your Goals

January 2, 2024

Get Inspired To Give Back With These Quotes

January 19, 2024

12 Brief Quotes From Notoriously Long Books

April 9, 2024

11 Quotes From the Biggest Movies of 2023

December 15, 2023

13 Quotes About the Magic of Winter

December 18, 2023

16 Instantly Recognizable Song Lyrics

June 20, 2024