If you don't require the journey to be easy or comfortable or safe, you can change the world.

Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.

Most people don't see that they have options beyond what society tells them to do. That's the biggest problem. They honestly believe that compliance is the shortcut to success.

The person who fails the most wins.

We don't become mediocre all at once, and we rarely do it on purpose.

It's almost impossible to have fun playing ping pong with someone who doesn't care, won't try or isn't any good.

...treasure what it means to do a day's work. It's our one and only chance to do something productive today, and it's certainly not available to someone merely because he is the high bidder. A day's work is your chance to do art, to create a gift, to do something that matters. As your work gets better and your art becomes more important, competition for your gifts will increase and you'll discover that you can be choosier about whom you give them to.