One of the things that surprised me the most is how often we assume that because something's fun for someone else, it makes somebody else happy, it will make us happy.

The things that go wrong often make the best memories.

I needed to change the lens through which I viewed everything familiar.

Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.

Self-awareness is a key to self-mastery

Pouring out ideas is better for creativity than doling them out by the teaspoon.

I enjoy the fun of failure. It's fun to fail, I kept repeating. It's part of being ambitious; it's part of being creative. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing badly