Unexpected Inspirator Gifts

Where history's best ideas happen.

'Now that I have your attention...'

"I invited a few friends over who think you should see a psychiatrist."

' A good idea '

Sometimes he just stood back and admired the breathtaking scenery of his life.

"Do me next."

"I got super baked in the shire and accidentally recruited these four little weirdos for the most important mission of all time."

Bright idea

Pregnant Cheerleaders,

"The raw material was all around me: That's how I got started as a sculptor..."

'Oh don't listen to him! Norman wasn't a motivational guru... he was just that cat in those silly 'hang in there' posters.'

Cats holding letters up that spell out 'Hang in there'.

Barack Obama's To Do list.

'I made my own list of My World's 100 Most Powerful Women!'

What would Charlotte Bronte do, she thought to herself.

Better times ahead.

Creative family

Congratulations! - You have been nominated for the Turner Prize...

Chicken soup books

"They called me Dumbo. A memoir of redemption."

Don't Take No For an Answer

Life is like a tube of toothpaste

Herb has a brief but intense near-life experience.

Bulb

Angel and Lightbub

"Ok, maybe a surprise party wasn't the best idea."

'This is about the poster isn't it?'

"We pride ourselves on defying expectations."

"Remember you have nothing to fear but fear itself, and me of course!"

'Before you begin, I'd like to thank you for coming in early to do this on such short notice.'

Still Lives: 'I just need to think of one bright idea and I'll be made for life!'

Foot Massage

"All I get is a bird's eye view."

"What if I told you that everything you knew about slowly going insane on a desert island was wrong?"

'You said you went to night classes to draw birds, and when I asked whether they had clothes on and you said they didn't - you know I didn't expect this!'