“A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts, so he loses touch with reality and lives in a world of illusions.”
― Ego Is the Enemy
― Ego Is the Enemy
“It's tough to be tough on people.”
― Principles: Summary
― Principles: Summary
“Great ones are willing to get burned time and again as they sharpen their swords in the fire.”
― The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
― The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
“If I'd waited to know who I was or what I was about before I started "being creative," well, I'd still be sitting around trying to figure myself out instead of making things. In my experience, it's in the act of making things and doing our work that we figure out who we are.”
― Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
― Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
“There’s no one to perform for. There is just work to be done and lessons to be learned, in all that is around us.”
― Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent
― Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent
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