It will take you less time and effort to do a thing the difficult way than it will to buy, try and discard all the shortcuts.

Most people don't see that they have options beyond what society tells them to do. That's the biggest problem. They honestly believe that compliance is the shortcut to success.

The resistance is the voice in your head telling you to use bullets in your PowerPoint slides...It’s the voice that tells you to leave controversial ideas out of the paper you’re writing, because the teacher won’t like them. The resistance pushes relentlessly for you to fit in.

Not adding value is the same as taking it away.

Before you promise to change the world, it makes sense to do the hard work of changing your neighborhood.

When the legacy you leave behind lasts for hours, days or a lifetime, you matter.

We need to care enough to connect, to put ourselves at emotional risk and play one note worth hearing.