My new favorite word is 'awkward.'...Th e reason we need to be in search of awkward is that awkward is the barrier between us and excellence, between where we are and the remarkable. If it were easy, everyone would have done it already, and it wouldn't be worth the effort.

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

Choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way, you get this way.

If you are deliberately trying to create a future that feels safe, you will willfully ignore the future that is likely.

The only purpose of starting is to finish

If it's work, we try to figure out how to do less, If it's art, we try to figure out how to do more

This might end up in crying. If you're not prepared to cry about it, I'm not sure you're making art. And if you're not prepared to dance in anticipation, you're definitely not making art.