“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”

“There is a preppy wabi-sabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn out or stained or used up.”

“you have to do that kind of work for yourself. If you do it for other people, you end up wanting them to acknowledge it and to be grateful and to give you credit. If you do it for yourself, you don't expect other people to react in a particular way.”

“I can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.”

“What you do everyday matters more than what you do once in a while.”

“What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.”

“I enjoy the fun of failure. It's fun to fail, I kept repeating. It's part of being ambitious; it's part of being creative. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing badly”