I've found that giving gifts is transformative. It makes me better. It clarifies my thinking and allows me to do better work.

No, the only way to know what people think is to watch what they do, not what they say. Do they come back for more? Do you cause them to change their behavior? Can you make them smile?

The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play with. Ignore your investors that want proven tactics and predictable instant results. Listen instead to your real customers, to your vision and make something for the long haul. Because that's how long it's going to take, guys.

The weird set an example for the rest of us. They raise the bar. They show us through their actions that in fact we're wired to do the new, not to comply with someone a thousand miles away.

Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn't matter. The intent does.

Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it.

Human nature is to need a map. If you’re brave enough to draw one, people will follow.