In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

I think if your goal is for everything to be okay, that's a mistake. To achieve that goal, the only obstacle you'd have to face tomorrow is to eliminate all risk ... I've made the decision that I'm never trying to make everything okay. I'm trying for there to be more loose ends, not fewer loose ends.

Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.

I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.

You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.

Art is the act of doing work that matters while dancing with the voice in your head that screams for you to stop.

Most people with a big idea, great talent and/or something to say don't get lucky at first. Or second. Or even third. It's so easy to conclude that if you're not lucky, you're not good. So persistence becomes an essential element of good, because without persistence, you never get a chance to get lucky.