At the heart of art is learning to see

If you love writing or making music or blogging or any sort of performing art, then do it. Do it with everything you've got. Just don't plan on using it as a shortcut to making a living.

Your generosity is more important than your perfection.

You succeed because you've chosen to be confident. It's not really useful to require yourself to be successful before you're able to become confident.

If you can embrace the idea that your success and happiness are tied up in defeating the fear that's holding you back, you're 90 percent of the way to where you need to go, because no, we're not kids, and no, this is not a bike.

Many people believe that great designers get great clients. It's the other way around.

Most people have bosses who hire them to fill a slot in the work chart and to do what they are told. And most people who are doing what they are told feel safe; it feels reliable.