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“I learned to succeed by learning to fail. I learned to expect conflict. I learned not to be surprised by adversity but to prepare for it.”
― How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
― How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
“Because people who are more creative also tend to be more playful, unconventional, and unpredictable, and all of this makes them harder to control. No matter how much we say we value creation, deep down, most of us value control more. And so we fear change and favor familiarity. Rejecting is a reflex.”
― How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
― How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
“Experimental ideas are very often born by chance as a result of fortuitous observations.”
― Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty
― Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”
― Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty
― Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty
“Rejection is not persecution. Drain it of its poison and what remains may be useful.”
― How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
― How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery
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