“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.”

“Heres how I learned to improvise: I played some music in the studio and I started to move. It sounds obvious, but I wonder how many people, whatever their medium, appreciate the gift of improvisati...”

“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...”

“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.”

“Habits are infinitely more beneficial to the aspiring student than motivation. Motivation may get you started, but habits keep you going.”

“Just know that the achievement of anything grand takes consistent effort year after year. Motivation can uphold you intermittently, but it has too few calories to sustain a life.”

“Systems and processes will always surpass motivation.”

“What do you think my chances might be of finding a soul mate in the group of you? I'll be lucky if I can just find someone who'll be able to stand me for the rest of our lives. What if I've already...”

“There were a group of people before the Ascension known as the Astalsi. They claimed that each person was born with a certain finite amount of ill luck. And so, when an unfortunate event happened, ...”

“Well, good luck, the Vietnam verbal tic...It was as though people couldnt stop themselves from saying it, even when they actually meant to express the opposite wish, like, Die, motherfucker. Usuall...”