If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well.

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.

Canoeing was hard and scary, and the wind could blow you across the lake if you did it wrong. After a year of not doing it right, I could talk to people and get them to sit up straight, take different kinds of chances, to breathe differently, to engage in the moment in the boat. And I changed them, and I changed me in the process.

I see things differently when I'm focused on opening doors for other people, and more often than not, my doors are opened as well.

Human nature is to need a map. If you’re brave enough to draw one, people will follow.

The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.

Too often, we don't give people the opportunity to fill in the blanks.