Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.

My job is to bring out in people what they wouldn't dare do themselves.

There's a wealth of talent that lies in all of us. All of us, including those who work in schools, must nurture creativity systematically and not kill it unwittingly.

I want to inspire, and be inspired.

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint.

Art helped give me confidence.

I'm interested in doing everything and anything that I can to squeeze that creativity out of my brain. I guess I'm sort of a performance rat.

Inspiration is the greatest gift because it opens your life to many new possibilities. Each day becomes more meaningful, and your life is enhanced when your actions are guided by what inspires you.

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents.

For me, what's important is to be inspired and keep moving to grow as an artist and as a person.

If I have any basic motivation, it's to inspire people to make their life a masterpiece.

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.

I'm a bit of a strange human being - I love to work. I love art. I love self-expression.

That's the amazing part of humans - it's so weird how one person can inspire.

There is a lot of stigma and snobbiness about the self-help genre, and I can't vouch for everything out there, but for me, the idea of giving someone else the gift of inspiration and making them feel passionate and capable in an area of their life is the most incredible thing in the world.

If you concern yourself with your neighbor’s talents, you’ll neglect your own. But if you concern yourself with yours, you could inspire both!

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities!

It's important to be informed but I also think it's important to be inspired. I'm creating a space where people can be inspired.

I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.

To create something you must be something.

Dreams don't have deadlines. I'm thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it.

I don't want to be someone's reason to hate their life. I want to be someone's reason to seek something more in their life.