He who whets his steel, whets his courage

We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become. We are who we are from the cradle, and we're stuck with it.

Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.

The song we’re composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it.

The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.

Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.

Don't cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you've got.