In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.
Turn strangers into friends. Turn friends into donors. And then do the most important job: Turn your donors into fundraisers.
The goal is to be on the hook, not to let someone else do the scary parts.
The problem with competition is that it takes away the requirement to set your own path, to invent your own method, to find a new way.
Creating art is a habit, one that we practice daily or hourly until we get good at it
The devil doesn't need an advocate. The brave need supporters, not critics