Ordinary thinking and ordinary effort are almost never enough to generate leadership.

True creativity comes from enjoying ?the? moments, which then fulfill themselves, and a part of the creative process is indeed the art of relaxation, the letting go, for that triggers magical activity.

If you become so frightened of realities that are not your own, if you take upon yourselves tragedies that do not exist in your reality, in your moment, then you weaken your position and weaken the position, of those you think you are helping. You look about you and you see only hopelessness and helplessness. You organize your reality according to the tragedies of the newspapers!

The dreamer creates his dreams for his own purposes, selecting only those symbols which have meaning to him.

The goal isn't to do work and hand it in just before it's due. The goal is to do the work as beautifully as you can, faster than anyone else, so you can do more work.

Take a chance on your own abilities clearly, neither exaggerating them nor under-assessing them.

Relying too much on proof distracts you from the real mission–which is emotional connection.