Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.

Everything that happens in my day is a transaction between the external world and my internal world. Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it, and use it. Without the time and effort invested in getting ready to create, you can be hit by a thunderbolt and it'll just leave you stunned.

I think Tolstoy had an unbelievably complicated relationship with women.

A young person has to start making decisions for themselves at a much earlier age than an overbearing parent allows one.

I have learned over the years that you should never save for two meetings what you can accomplish in one.

I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.

Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill.