What are you working on? If someone asks you that, are you excited to tell them the answer? If you're not, you're wasting away.

The rest of the world isn't nearly as important as the few who are here.

Listen to your fear but don't obey it.

As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.

What we most need in our lives, though, is something worth doing, worth it because we care.

It's rare to find a consistently creative or insightful person who is also an angry person. They can't occupy the same space, and if your anger moves in, generosity and creativity often move out. It's difficult to use revenge or animus to fuel great work.

The brand of the future...is patient, consistent, connected, and trusted. The new brand is based on the truth that only comes from experiencing the product, not just yelling about it. Word of mouth is more important (by a factor of 20) than TV advertising, and the remarkability word of mouth demands comes from what we experience, not from spin or taglines or a campaign slogan.