Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.

Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We're proud of you for having them. But it's possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that's really frightening you--the shift in daily habits that would mean a re-invention of how you see yourself.

Artists are people with a genius for finding a new answer, a new connection, or a new way of getting things done.

Positive thinking is hard. Worth it, though.

I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.

Give up control and give it away ... The more you give your idea away, the more your company is going to be worth.

Art is never defect-free. Things that are remarkable never meet spec, because that would make them standardized, not worth talking about.