Here's conventional wisdom: Success makes you happy. Happiness permits you to be generous. In fact, it actually works like this: Generosity makes you happy. Happy people are more likely to be successful.

Surprise and delight and connection are remarkable.

Competence is the enemy of change!

As you've probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.

Every revolution destroys the average middle first and most savagely.

Little changes cost you. Big changes benefit you by changing the game, but only if you go first.

Your art is the act of taking personal responsibility, challenging the status quo, and changing people.