If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.

We don't need to be taught to make art, but sometimes we need permission to do so. Following instructions is overrated.

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.

The future isn't so much about absorbing or tolerating change, it's about making change.

If you treat your employees like mushrooms (keep them in the dark and regularly throw crap on them), it's entirely likely you will get precisely the work you deserve in return.

You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses.

Your audacious life goals are fabulous. We're proud of you for having them. But it's possible that those goals are designed to distract you from the thing that's really frightening you--the shift in daily habits that would mean a re-invention of how you see yourself.