Wherever you are - be all there.
Know or listen to those who know.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
You never know what motivates you.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Always desire to learn something useful.
There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration.