Creativity is not a talent; It is a skill. A talent is something you are born with. A skill is something you learn.

When you ask "why", "what if" and "why not" you force yourself to explore what's possible and not just what is.

Ask yourself this: If there was zero chance of failure, what would you do? Now, go do that.

Anyone can notice wrong answers. It takes the creative person to notice the wrong questions.

Most think as an OR. This OR that. The most successful among us think as an AND. This AND that.

When we teach kids to follow the rules that there’s only one right answer & to avoid mistakes at all costs, we’re resigning them to average.

We can no longer rely on the rules of the past to win.

You can't be great at everything, but you are world-class at something. Go. Figure out what that is. It's how you win.

The inhibitor of creativity isn't potential it's fear. We worry about saying the wrong thing or looking foolish so we govern our imagination.

A winner makes mistakes. A loser blames others for them.

If you stand for great service, low prices, superb quality, stylish design and environmental friendliness, you actually stand for nothing.

God is my heavenly Father.

Don't let your teeth make you lose respect by permanently keeping them opened for the sake of being friendly.

Tis Fate that flings the dice, And as she flingsOf kings makes peasants, And of peasants kings.

Racism is dead only to those who've closed their eyes and ears to the whole world around them.

The technology at the leading edge changes so rapidly that you have to keep current after you get out of school. I think probably the most important thing is having good fundamentals.

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

You know Death will get you in the end, but if you are smart and have a sense of humor, you can thumb your nose at it for awhile

I wasn't bullied or anything at school, but I was quite shy and didn't speak up too much in class.

I mean, it's like we all get our raw materials from our families―but it's up to us whether we build bridges or bombs.

A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others.