Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.

You have brilliance in you, your contribution is valuable, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do, and you must.

Be with the ones you love (and the ones that love you.) Ignore everyone else.

The reason you might choose to embrace the artist within you now is that this is the path to (cue the ironic music) security.

Part of leadership (a big part of it actually) is the ability to stick with the dream for a long time.

Excellence isn’t about meeting the spec, it’s about setting the spec. It defines what the consumer sees as quality right this minute, and tomorrow, if you’re good, you’ll reset that expectation again

Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don't.