Someone can always do your job a little better or faster or cheaper than you can.

People rarely buy what they need. They buy what they want.

The way I understand gifts is that the giver must make a sacrifice, create an uneven exchange, bring himself closer to the recipient, create change and do it all with the right spirit.

No organization ever created an innovation. People innovate, not companies.

Marketing yourself to a new person often involves being charismatic, clever and quick-but most jobs and most relationships are about being consistent, persistent and brave.

Playing safe is very risky.

Creating art is a habit, one that we practice daily or hourly until we get good at it