“...new ideas are merely several old thoughts that occur at the exact same time.”

“...Why are corporations so fleeting?...Instead of imitating the freewheeling city, these businesses minimize the very interactions that lead to new ideas. They erect walls and establish hierarchies. They keep people from relaxing and having insights. They stifle conversations, discourage dissent, and suffocate social networks. Rather than maximizing employee creativity they become obsessed with minor efficiencies.”

“Just because an idea is true doesn't mean it can be proved. And just because an idea can be proved doesn't mean it's true.”

“In fact, most of us see perseverance as a distinctly uncreative approach, the sort of strategy that people with mediocre ideas are forced to rely on.”

“Every creative story is different. And every creative story is the same. There was nothing. Now there is something. It's almost like magic.”

“And so we keep on thinking, because the next thought might be the answer.”

“Knowledge can be a subtle curse. When we learn about the world, we also learn all the reasons why the world cannot be changed. We get used to our failures and imperfections. We become numb to the possibilities of something new”