Someone can always do your job a little better or faster or cheaper than you can.
If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.
Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist.
Art is what we're doing when we do our best work.
Ideas don't get smaller when they're shared, they get bigger.
Competent people are the most resistant to change