Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.

Quote by Ned Rorem

Topics: Inspirational Quotes

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping...

Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping...

The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no...

The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no...

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being...

Art means to dare - and to have been right.

Art means to dare - and to have been right.

Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin.

Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin.

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Alcohol is the cause and the solution to many of life's problems.

Alcohol is the cause and the solution to many of life's problems.

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a...

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and...

Poor David Hume is dying fast, but with more real cheerfulness and good humor and...

Ah, yes, divorce ... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals...

Ah, yes, divorce ... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals...

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....

Hark to the whimper of the seagull. / He weeps because he's not an ea-gull....

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people

Defining and analyzing humor is a pastime of humorless people

Humor, a good sense of it, is to Americans what manhood is to Spaniards and...

Humor, a good sense of it, is to Americans what manhood is to Spaniards and...

A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.

A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.

One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.

One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

A line is a dot that went for a walk.

Maybe there's a chance to get back to grown-up films. Anything that uses humor and...

Maybe there's a chance to get back to grown-up films. Anything that uses humor and...

Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing...

Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing...