Today isn't just another day. Today I'll create something beautiful.

Art that only comes from the head isn't any good. Watch any good musician and you'll see what I mean.

Today isn't just another day. Today I'll create something beautiful.

Genealogy of ideas. You don’t get to pick your family, but you can pick your teachers and you can pick your friends and you can pick the music you listen to and you can pick the books you read and you can pick the movies you see.

Do good work and share it with people.

Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

Copying is about reverse-engineering.