Courage doesn't always involve physical heroism in the face of death. It doesn't always require giant leaps worthy of celebration. Sometimes, courage is the willingness to speak the truth about what you see and to own what you say.

Dreams are difficult to build and easy to destroy.

By my definition, most art has nothing to do with oil paint or marble. Art is what we're doing when we do our best work.

Is it worth getting one more tweet out, or putting your phone down and doing something that is worth tweeting?

How often do our heroes stand still? It's hard to imagine Spock and Kirk landing on a planet and just relaxing for a month or two. Just hanging out has nothing to do with boldly going where no one has gone before. What makes us different from every other creature is that we go places, places we've not gone before. We do it willingly, and often. What makes our work and our life interesting is discovery, surprise, and the risk of exploration.

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

People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They always believe what they tell themselves.