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.

If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.

– Lao Tzu

Amidst the worldly comings and goings, observe how endings become beginnings.

– Lao Tzu

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

– Francis Bacon

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

– Roger Ward Babson

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

– Maya Angelou

Life is a cycle, always in motion, if good times have moved on so will times of trouble.

– Indian proverb

He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.

– Lao Tzu

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

– Edmund Burke

Live simply so that others may simply live.

– Mahatma Gandhi

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

– Jack London

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

– Edgar Watson Howe

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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

– Walt Disney

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Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live.

– Steve Goodier

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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

– Socrates

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

– Lao Tzu

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To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.

– Anatole France

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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

– The Buddha

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The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

– George Bernard Shaw

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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

– William Butler Yeats

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Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.

– Anna Lappe

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