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.

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible.

George Saunders

Confusion can undoubtedly be challenging, but it doesn’t have to be a negative thing. In fact, in his 2007 essay collection “The Braindead Megaphone,” author George Saunders frames confusion as a positive state of being, one that opens up new possibilities and opportunities. It’s a classic Saunders perspective: insightful and empathetic, thoughtful and energizing, even when it’s exacting. Being confused prompts us to question, analyze, and ultimately find or create solutions. It keeps us engaged, pushing us to be creative and think outside the box. It can also expand our capacity to navigate ambiguity and uncertainty, cultivating critical thinking skills and resilience. The reward is, if not clarity, then at least some progress in our lifelong learning journey.

Play more header background

Daily Question

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

More Inspiration

It isn't just talent. You have to have something else. You have to have a kind of nerve.

Georgia O’Keeffe

Some things are best mended by a break.

Edith Wharton

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

Bruce Lee

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

George Herbert

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

Kurt Vonnegut

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

Sherwood Anderson

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

Leo Tolstoy

Run to the rescue with love and peace will follow.

River Phoenix

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Edward Gibbon

The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

William Somerset Maugham

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Featured Articles

Quotes From Famous Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

July 17, 2024

16 Quotes About the Practice of Not Giving Up

January 19, 2024

14 Reminders That You’re Loved, for Anyone Who Feels Lonely

July 17, 2024

13 Hilarious Lines From History’s Funniest Poets

May 29, 2024

24 Quotes About the Power of Sticking Together

May 8, 2024

14 Quotes To Change How You Think About Love

May 15, 2024

Hilariously Relatable Quotes About Birthdays

April 4, 2024

17 Quotes That Capture the Witty Romance of Nora Ephron’s Movies

February 14, 2024

12 Funny Quotes From the Women of ‘SNL’

December 18, 2023

14 Quotes Guaranteed To Make You Crave Chocolate

March 7, 2024

17 Empowering Quotes from Female Athletes

January 19, 2024