What inspires? What sparks creation?

There are as many answers to this as there are ideas. Leading clients through the ideation process is one of the several services we provide at Dawn. Often we use quotes to spark a discussion. We seek out quotes where the writer skillfully uses words to express and illuminate an idea in a powerful or provocative way. You’ll find some of our favorites here, including ones that have the power to alter a mindset. If you’re looking for a favorite author or a particular subject, use our search function to find these quotes from the illuminating nuggets we’ve collected.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

– Winston Churchill

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be happy the thorn bush has roses.

– Proverb

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

– Pericles

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

– The Dalai Lama

Life is the sum of all your choices.

– Albert Camus

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

– T.S. Eliot

The future ain’t what it used to be.

– Yogi Berra

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

– Voltaire

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

– Robert A. Heinlein

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

– Thich Nhat Hanh

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

– Warren Buffett

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Decisions are made by those who show up.

— Aaron Sorkin

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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

– African proverb

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The future ain’t what it used to be.

– Yogi Berra

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Learning never exhausts the mind.

– Leonardo da Vinci

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The Buddha says that we are not punished for our anger, we are punished by our anger. In other words, anger is its own karma.

– Eknath Easwaran

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May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future.

– Irish blessing

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To know what you know and to know what you don’t know, that is real wisdom.

– Confucius

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It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

– Roger Ward Babson

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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

– Marie Curie

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