The question isn’t whether or not you should wait to be picked, the question is whether you care enough to pick yourself.

All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.

Gifts are not favors. If you expect something in return, it's not a gift.

If you take action, you will be judged. There's no way around it. The alternative, of course, is much safer. To be ignored. Up to you.

While you may have made money doing something a certain way yesterday, there's no reason to believe you'll succeed at it tomorrow.

Don’t do it because it’s your job, do it because you can.

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.