When you set down the path to create art, whatever sort of art it is, understand that the path is neither short not easy. That means you must determine if the route is worth the effort. If it's not, dream bigger.

What people want is the extra, the emotional bonus they get when they buy something they love.

When exactly were we brainwashed into believing that the best way to earn a living is to have a job?

We're better in the rearview mirror than we are at predicting - 'cause you're never going to be right every time. You can handicap it. You can point to certain elements that make it work, and many of those elements come straight out of epidemiology, right?

Just about every great, brave or beautiful thing in our culture was created by someone who didn't do it for money.

The job is not your work; what you do with your heart and soul is the work.

If you're not upsetting anyone, you're not changing the status quo.