Creating art is a habit, one that we practice daily or hourly until we get good at it

No one can force you to stand up, speak up and make a difference. But if you back off and play along, please understand that whatever happens happened, at least in part, because you acquiesced.

There's no shortage of great ideas. There's a shortage of execution.

Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist.

The ONLY thing leaders have in common is the shared decision to lead.

The problem with words is that they easily lose their meaning. Say something often enough and it becomes a tic, not an expression of how you actually feel. Not only that, but words rarely change things. Actions do.

The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change.