The goal is to be on the hook, not to let someone else do the scary parts.

Perfect can't possibly be the goal, we're left with generous, important and human instead.

Effort is its own reward if you allow it to be.

If you're not proud of where you work, go work somewhere else.

This might end up in crying. If you're not prepared to cry about it, I'm not sure you're making art. And if you're not prepared to dance in anticipation, you're definitely not making art.

Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.

The problem with words is that they easily lose their meaning. Say something often enough and it becomes a tic, not an expression of how you actually feel. Not only that, but words rarely change things. Actions do.