The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.

I am going to write my symphony; I'm just going to start tomorrow.

The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.

He who whets his steel, whets his courage

What finally convinced me to go ahead was simply that I was so unhappy not going ahead.

I guess what I want to say to us artists and entrepreneurs is that conventional yardsticks of success don't apply to all enterprises. Labors of love count.

Put your ass where your heart wants to be.