Every revolution destroys the average middle first and most savagely.

Every day I meet people who have so much to give but have been...frighten ed enough to hold it back. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. You have brilliance in you, your contribution is essential, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do it, and you must.

Where do you put the fear when you choose to innovate? The fear is there, but you have to find a place to put it.

The desire that we have to do something that’s never been done before means that the people who are around you generally will not encourage you to do it…if they were encouraging you to do it, then other people would be doing it already and it wouldn’t be unique.

My best advice: win little battles. Get in the habit of winning, of shipping, of having customers that can't live without you. Once you've demonstrated you know how to do the art, then go after the windmills.

Transferring your passion to your job is far easier than finding a job that happens to match your passion.

Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the rest.