Accept change as a friend. And don't take yourself too seriously.

The 10 or 12 artists I have known really well all my life are at least as competitive as professional athletes. They may express it in slightly different terms, but you look at the Jackson Pollocks et al., and they are as interested in wall space in the galleries as Joe Montana is in the percentage of completed passes. So the notion that symphonic conducting, or stage play, or pure art, is not a competitive business is real bullshit.

Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how "open" you are, you'll end up surrounded by "yes people." It's hard not to believe people who are repeating your own ideas. Resist the temptation.

Think about the market, think about the design, and think about who is going to design for that market. Hit the mark.

We cannot innovate without opening the door to havoc.

For me, reading is reading.

You can't live life without an eraser.