The essence of marketing today is to tell a story to people who want to hear it, in a way that resonates with them so they are likely to either respond or connect to you, or tell their friends.

Art is the work of a human, an individual seeking to make a statement, to cause a reaction, to connect. Art is something new, every time, and art might not work, precisely because it's new, because it's human and because it seeks to connect.

Leaders who set out to give are more productive than leaders who seek to get.

While you may have made money doing something a certain way yesterday, there's no reason to believe you'll succeed at it tomorrow.

I've found that giving gifts is transformative. It makes me better. It clarifies my thinking and allows me to do better work.

Finding new ways, more clever ways to interrupt people doesn't work.

In nearly every case, trying to lead everyone results in leading no one in particular.