It’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.

The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.

That’s why an artist must be a warrior and, like all warriors, artists over time acquire modesty and humility. They may, some of them, conduct themselves flamboyantly in public. But alone with the work they are chaste and humble. They know they are not the source of the creations they bring into being. They only facilitate. They carry. They are the willing and skilled instruments of the gods and goddesses they serve.

Rule of thumb: The more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the Resistance we will feel toward pursuing it.

Contempt for failure is our cardinal virtue.

Courage is inseparable from love and leads to what may arguably be the noblest of all warrior virtues: selflessness.

Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?