Creativity is a catchall term for a variety of distinct thought processes.

Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit.

To have a style is to be stuck.

We need to be willing to risk embarrassment, ask silly questions, surround ourselves with people who don't know what we're talking about. We need to leave behind the safety of our expertise.

What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't help but be creative.

When we venture beyond the edge of our knowledge, all we have is art.

The answer will only arrive after we stop looking for it.

In fact, the only way to remain creative over time--to not be undone by our expertise--is to experiment with ignorance, to stare at things we don't fully understand.

While human nature largely determines how we hear the notes, it is nurture that lets us hear the music.

Rejection process is not fun. It's the red pen on the page, the discarded sketch, sometimes is the only way forward.

there simply is no way to describe the past without lying. Our memories are not like fiction. They are fiction.

I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live.

Divine presence gives meaning to what seems to have no meaning

A little library, growing larger every year, is an honourable part of a man's history. It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life.

We have only two sources of information about the character of the people around us: we judge them by what they do and by what they say (particularly the first).

I'm a trisexual. I'll try anything once.

The salvation of the world ultimately lies in moving towards universal nuclear disarmament, but that's a long distance away.

For sure Tupac [Shakur]. Without a doubt. I have to have Pac at the party doing it!

When Everton knock it long, they don't knock it long

My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically unpopular, so be it.

Prejudice is a great time-saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. Prejudice not being founded on reason cannot be removed by argument.