One of the challenges to our nation today is overcoming the notion that art is kind of a nice-to-have, when in reality art is a need-to-have.

Our economy is built upon convergent thinkers, people that execute things, get them done. But artists and designers are divergent thinkers: they expand the horizon of possibilities.

When people say, 'I don't get art' ... that means art is working.

Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.

Design is a solution to a problem. Art is a question to a problem.

Too little confidence, and you're unable to act; too much confidence, and you're unable to hear.

Creativity's about ownership.

The problem isn't how to make the world more technological. It's about how to make the world more humane again.

Simplicity and complexity need each other.

If you are going to have less things, they have to be great things.

Skill in the digital age is confused with mastery of digital tools, masking the importance of understanding materials and mastering the elements of form.

To succeed in life you must believe and take first step in working towards your goals.

Language is a labyrinth of paths. You approach from one side and know your way about

More for others then yourself.

Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better.

If the grass is greener on the other side it's probably getting better care. Success is a matter of sticking to a set of common sense principles anyone can master.

If you are an activist, you have to stay active on a daily basis.

Vessels expose the invisible Zeitgeist, the visible formed by the invisible.

The essence of Africa's crises is fundamentally it's extreme poverty.

We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?

I have thousands and thousands of hats. Some are the most outrageous hats in the world. They are my disguise. I hide beneath them.