You market when you hire and when you fire. You market when you call tech support, and you market every time you send a memo.

The one path that never works is the most common one: doing nothing at all.

believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.

The joy of art is particularly sweet, though, because it carries with it the threat of rejection, of failure, and of missed connections. It's precisely the high-wire act of "this might not work" that makes original art worth doing.

It's easy to be afraid of taking a plunge, because, after all, plunging is dangerous. And the fear is a safe way to do nothing at all. Wading, on the other hand, gets under the radar. It gives you a chance to begin.

Remarkable work often comes from making choices when everyone else feels as though there is no choice.

Success brings with it the fear of blowing it. With more to lose, there's more pressure not to lose it.