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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"I don't really manage my time. I really just wait until I'm inspired to do something. And when I'm inspired to do something, it just happens."

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Plato Philosopher
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"For a poet is an airy thing, winged and holy, and he is not able to make poetry until he becomes inspired and goes out of his mind and his intellect is no longer in him."

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Umberto Eco Writer, Philosopher, Literary Critic
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"At most, recognizing that our history was inspired by many tales we now recognize as false should make us alert, ready to call to constantly into question the very tale we believe true, because the criterion of the wisdom of the community is based on constant awareness of the fallibility of our learning."

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Lady Gaga Singer, Actress
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"They're not prosthetics. They're my bones. They come out when I’m inspired. They've always been inside of me, but I have been waiting for the right time to reveal to the universe who I truly am."

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Zendaya Actress, Singer, Model
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"Sometimes I do it more literally, sometimes I do a little softer [interpretation], but I'm just inspired by the past."

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Barack Obama Politician
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"There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible."

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Emma Goldman Anarchist, Political Activist, Writer
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"It cannot be sufficiently emphasized that revolution is in vain unless inspired by its ultimate ideal. Revolutionary methods must be in tune with revolutionary aims."

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Emma Goldman Anarchist, Political Activist, Writer
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"The persecution of the innovator and protestant has always been inspired by fear on the part of constituted authority of having its infallibility questioned and its power undermined."

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Carson Daly Television Host
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"I stumbled into this format for 'Last Call with Carson Daly' that I really like, inspired by cable and Dave Attell's 'Insomniac.' I love being out on the street."

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Drake Rapper, singer, songwriter
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"Landmarks to the muses that inspired the music. When I could tell it was sincere without trying to prove it"

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