I focus for periods of time on creative work and I'm very insular during those times - not a lot of socializing. I play when I want. That means I can take off on a retreat, catch a matinee, make friends. My core desired feelings are my time management system.

Your life unfolds in proportion to your courage.

You don't have to be fearless. Just be sincere.

You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone - profusely. But don't apologize for being who you are.

It's not the imbalances of life that will get you down-it's doing meaningless things that aren't taking you where you want to go.

I only want to hit my targets if the aiming and the hitting both feel good.

Set out to do three or four things this year with gusto and excellence, rather than doing a dozen things just sufficiently. Trust me on this.