Action or inaction are both forms of leadership and standard setting.

You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.

The Cul-de-Sac ( French for "dead end" ) ... is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes

There's a big difference between not settling and not starting.

Without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely to be worth the journey. Persist.

Dig your well before you're thirsty.

When your art fails, make better art.