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.

Nothing kills creativity faster than a wall.

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?

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. The sun might shine, or the clouds might lour: but nothing could appear to me as it had done the day before.

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.

The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.

Transitioning to being an unemployed film actor is different, but it's fun and I've been looking forward to it for a while.

I truly loved doing the videos, but it has been hard hearing all the time that you're just the Aerosmith chick.

Everyone, both big and small, can pull their weight, and ensure that the hopes and dreams of every child become realities.

Turning popular opinion upside down does not make an original.

If I could change the way I live my life today, I wouldn't change a single thing.

Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.

I've brought you a mirror. Look at yourself and remember me.