Do what you can't and experience the beauty of the mistakes you make.

The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers.

The three things that motivate creative people - autonomy, mastery, purpose!

Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.

Asking "Why?" can lead to understanding. Asking "Why not?" can lead to breakthroughs.

Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.

All of us want to be part of something bigger than ourselves, something that matters.

The misuse of extrinsic rewards, so common in business, impedes creativity, stifles personal satisfaction and turns play into work.

Greatness and nearsightedness are incompatible. Meaningful achievement depends on lifting one's sights and pushing toward the horizon.

In many professions, what used to matter most were abilities associated with the left side of the brain: linear, sequential, spreadsheet kind of faculties. Those still matter, but they're not enough.

When the reward is the activity itself--deepening learning, delighting customers, doing one's best--there are no shortcuts.

Cinema sustains life. It captures death in its progress.

One that actually relates to all Latin American literature: that is, not every author is interested in being a representative of his or her national culture on the global stage.

I need someone who can keep up with me, not some sickly creature that looks as if he’s doddering off to the grave.

All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.

People say that bad memories cause the most pain, but it's actually the good ones that drive you insane.

I have a long history with Soho: even when I was at art college, I came down to Soho to work in the summer.

Love itself compensates for any diminishment.

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life.

Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count.

There have been people I've warmed to over the years but, as the situation I'm in is so fleeting and transient, I've always known it's going to be over kind of real quick.