“Life is about moving, its about change. And when things stop doing that theyre dead.”

“Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and youll find out how big a prize youve won.”

“You dont get lucky without preparation, and theres no sense in being prepared if youre not open to the possibility of a glorious accident.”

“Creativity is an act of defiance.”

“In every situation, at the beginning or end of the workday, you have a choice. You can look back or you can look forward. My advice: look forward. Always think about the next day. Don't go into the...”

“If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge.”

“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.”

“That, as my cousin Nord would say, is where my improvised lie falls apart.”

“Style has a profound meaning to Black Americans. If we cant drive, we will invent walks and the world will envy the dexterity of our feet. If we cant have ham, we will boil chitterlings; if we are ...”

“That, as my cousin Nord would say, is where my improvised lie falls apart.”

“The best religion or practice is the one that makes us better. (42)”

“At school we learn the theory to do the practice, but they didn't teach you that in real life you learn from the practice to know the theory”

“A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place.”