Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.

When you're younger, think less and do more; when you're older, do less and think more.

Art shows us that human beings still matter in a world where money talks the loudest, where computers know everything about us, and where robots fabricate our next meal and also our ride there.

Artists change how we see the world - and that can have value in the way people do business.

The problem isn't how to make the world more technological. It's about how to make the world more humane again.

How do we slow down what matters the most and speed up what benefits change and progress? We don't want to impede progress, but we are seeking reconnection to ourselves, to each other, and with the world.

With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously.