Nothing kills creativity faster than a wall.

Philosophy is like wine. There are good years and bad years but, in general, the older the better.

All genuinely creative ideas are initially met with rejection, since they necessarily threaten the status quo. An enthusiastic reception for a new idea is a sure sign that it is not original.

Yes, failure is part of the mix, he says, but it is a means, not an end. If you fail repeatedly, and in the same manner, you're an idiot, not a genius.

The point is, the "best" technology or idea doesn't always prevail. Sometimes chance and the law of unintended consequences win out.

Ideas are like bananas. That bananas grow only in tropical regions doesn't make them any less delicious in Scandinavia.

First of all, nothing good ever came from a beanbag chair. Nothing. I am speaking from personal experience.

Geniuses are always marginalized to one degree or another. Someone wholly invested in the status quo is unlikely to disrupt it.

You can be as good as Rembrandt, but if no one discovers you, you will only be a genius in theory.

To describe yourself as an entrepreneur or a disrupter is as meaningless as describing yourself as an athlete or a thinker. Really? What sports do you play? What do you think about?

. . . I lay on the bed and lost myself in the stories. I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway.

Travel is the treasure of time.

'It is my duty to warn you that it will be used against you,' cried the Inspector, with the magnificent fair play of the British criminal law.

I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I think, because of that, I have a lot of insecurities about myself.

I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.

Well, to aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible, easily.

Do not speak - unless it improves on silence.

For then I knew my soul - every soul - has always held Him.

When I photograph someone, I want to shoot the subject and get them out of my studio so I can play with the photos and do all the stuff I want.

In 30 years time, as technology moves forward even further, people are going to look back and wonder why offices ever existed.