We must recognize …

“We must recognize and nurture the creative parts of each other without always understanding what will be created.”.jpg

What do you love doing …

“What do you love doing so much that the words failure and success essentially become irrelevant_”.jpg

We have sold ourselves …

“We have sold ourselves into a fast food model of education, and it's impoverishing our spirit and our energies as much as fast food is depleting our physical bodies.”.jpg

It’s a simple and generous rule of life …

“It’s a simple and generous rule of life that whatever you practice, you will improve at.”

The principal mark of genius is …

“The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers.”

You’re mad, bonkers …

“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.”

Distractions in writing (aka shiny squirrels)

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Blessed are the weird people …

“Blessed are the weird people_ poets, misfits, writers mystics, painters, troubadours for they teach us to see the world through different eyes.”

A society’s competitive advantage …

“A society's competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic tables, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity.”

Create with the heart …

“Create with the heart; build with the mind.”

Be the weirdo …

“Be the weirdo who dares to enjoy.”

The future …

“The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways.”