At least at first, the new thing is rarely as good as the old thing was. If you need the alternative to be better than the status quo from the very start, you'll never begin.

If your organization requires success before commitment, it will never have either.

The devil doesn't need an advocate. The brave need supporters, not critics

You have brilliance in you, your contribution is valuable, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do, and you must.

Instead of focusing on arguing with people who say no, it might be easier to get near the people who like to say yes.

As you've probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.

Some people read business books looking for confirmation. I read them in search of disquiet. Confirmation is cheap, easy and ineffective. Restlessness and the scientific method, on the other hand, create a culture of testing and inquiry that can't help but push you forward.