Design is the conscious imposition of meaningful order.

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.

Your life is nothing buy a reflection of your thoughts. Your life will only change when you change your thoughts.

Earthworms are the intenstines of the soil.

Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat.

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world - above, below, and across - unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

Unlock your natural drives by doing what you enjoy.

Business people have been made into these rock stars because they've made a lot of money.

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

I would never rest until I held vengeance and the throne within my hand, and good night sweet prince to anybody who stood between me and these things.

How wise are Thy commandments O Lord. Each one of them applies to somebody or other I know.

Desires should never be justified,' Tehol said, wagging a finger. 'All you end up doing is illuminating the hidden reasons by virtue of their obvious absence.