“The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don’t have that energy if you waste it on other stuff.”

“Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want—that just kills creativity.”

“In the end, creativity isn’t just the things we choose to put in, it’s the things we choose to leave out.”

“Step 1: Wonder at something. Step 2: Invite others to wonder with you. You should wonder at the things nobody else is wondering about.”

“You don’t want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes.”

“Inertia is the death of creativity”

“Creative people need time to just sit around and do nothing.”