It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived.

Playing safe is very risky.

Choose your customers, choose your future.

The problem with requiring people to be loud and angry to get things done is that you're now surrounded by people who are loud and angry.

If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.

My new favorite word is 'awkward.'...Th e reason we need to be in search of awkward is that awkward is the barrier between us and excellence, between where we are and the remarkable. If it were easy, everyone would have done it already, and it wouldn't be worth the effort.

Do you believe in what you do? Every day? It turns out that belief happens to be a brilliant strategy.