Listen to your fear but don't obey it.

The internet was supposed to homogenize everyone by connecting us all. Instead what it's allowed is silos of interest.

Art is the act of navigating without a map.

Empathy requires something extremely difficult: accepting the fact that we are not and never will be in the other person's shoes. There's no rational, universal course because individuals have different goals, different worldviews and different experiences.

If it's worth listening to, it's worth questioning until you understand it.

Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work.

Being an artist isn't a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It's an attitude we can all adopt. It's a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things, you're an artist.