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.

Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman.

Go ahead and make something for the elites. Not the elites of class or wealth, but the elites of curiosity, passion and taste. Every great thing ever created was created by and for this group.

The people that are doing work that matters aren't doing work thats popular. They're just doing work that changes some people.

Life is not about gutting out every situation. It's about identifying opportunity or the lack thereof. If your pride is all that is standing in the way of quitting, quit. The right people won't care and the wrong people don't matter. If you know you're on the right path, persevere though the pain. It will be worth it.

Remarkable visions and genuine insights are always met with resistance.

The secret to being wrong isn't to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn't fatal.