Art is the work of a human being – something a person does with generosity to touch someone else to make a change for the better.

More time [to decide] without more information just creates anxiety, not insight.

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.

Do your art. But don't wreck your art if it doesn't lend itself to paying the bills. That would be a tragedy.

The organizations of the future are filled with smart, fast, flexible people on a mission

There's no map for being an artist.

The resistance is the voice in your head telling you to use bullets in your PowerPoint slides...It’s the voice that tells you to leave controversial ideas out of the paper you’re writing, because the teacher won’t like them. The resistance pushes relentlessly for you to fit in.