“As an innovator, you need to be aware of how traditions, habits and bias can act as barriers to accepting new ideas.”

“Culture is the sum of the values, beliefs and assumptions of human groups.”

“Innovation can start with wanting what does not yet exist - and finding a solution - or seeing what does not yet exist - and finding an opportunity.”

“Before innovation - or practical creativity - there is insight. You must see the world differently.”

“Plug into the anti-obvious power of the rebel. Or get those opposing minds to plug into your purpose, to solve your problem, to reimagine your process.”

“The true parents of creativity are curiosity and necessity.”

“Being gifted means facing the next level of depth without ever being repulsed by the curse that comes with the magic of being different.”

“So what? You're another person, so of course you look different. What do you need to be ashamed for?”

“Dandelions are just friendly little weeds who only want to be loved like flowers.”

“Is there magic in this world? Certainly! But it is not the kind of magic written about in fantasy stories. It is the kind of magic that comes from ideas and the hard work it often takes to make the...”

“We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.”

“A culture of unaccountability is a culture without incentive, and a culture without incentive is the death of critical and creative thinking.”

“The difference between what you expect and what you get is the problem.”

“There are people who are generic. They make generic responses and they expect generic answers. They live inside a box and they think people who don't fit into their box are weird. But I'll tell you...”

“Don't let your luggage define your travels, each life unravels differently.”