I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.

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

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

People who can spread ideas regardless of what those ideas are, win.

What you do for a living is not be creative, what you do for a living is ship.

So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.

You have to pay the price to be in the right place at the right time often enough that people tend to see you as the regular kind.