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

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

We see them most when we are o nnthe outside looking in

Money chases good ideas

...the imagination is unleashed by constraints. You break out of the box by stepping into shackles.

The great ages did not perhaps produce much more talent than ours, ' [T.S.] Eliot wrote. 'But less talent was wasted.

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.

The benefit of such horizontal interactions - people sharing knowledge across fields - is that it encourages conceptual blending, which is an extremely important part of the insight process.

Insights, after all, come from the overlap between seemingly unrelated thoughts. They emerge when concepts are transposed, when the rules of one place are shifted to a new domain.

The moment of assassination is the moment when power and the ignorance of power come together, with Death as validator.

I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling.

No negative thoughts cross my mind on race day. When I look into their eyes, I know I'm going to beat them.

I've been a comedian since I was fourteen. But I've never really been a CEO.

Mike Flynn is a fine person. I asked for his resignation. He respectfully gave it.

Success is not success in an individual endeavor. Success is simply to practice the dharma impeccably.

I don’t tweet for a very simple reason, which is that I drink.

I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor.

I want to inspire people to become their higher selves, their best selves.

My heart shattered. My world shattered