The difference between good design and great design is INTELLIGENCE

I am interested in imperfections, quirkiness, insanity, unpredictability. That's what we really pay attention to anyway. We don't talk about planes flying; we talk about them crashing.

When you make something no one hates, no one loves it.

I'm always trying to turn things upside down and see if they look any better.

You'll never go wrong when you work with someone smarter than you.

Design is just language and the real issue is what you use that language to do.

No matter what your cultural sophistication or what language you speak, everyone can understand images.

The perfect state of creative bliss is having power (you are 50) and knowing nothing (you are 9). This assures an interesting and successful outcome.

If you don't have an idea, all you have is style.

I'm not as good a writer as I'd like to be; therefore, I like to use images to tell stories.

Good designers are no longer satisfied in taking the manuscript from someone and making it look nice. One of the things that I've tried to do is move from being a designer to a content provider.

Forgiveness is beautiful and it feels good when someone gives that gift to you. But it’s one thing for someone you wronged to forgive you. It was another to forgive yourself.

Wisdom comes through suffering or old age.

I'd seen too many shrines in South Central and thought it was worth asking where the first bullet came from that started all this violence.

Unless you're willing to look a little foolish, forget the possibility of becoming great.

Finding one's voice - or creating a narrative voice that has the power to carry your story - is the hardest part.

Nobody's life is interesting enough to warrant a third memoir.

Breakfast is usually a shake, because I didn't like eating in the morning. But I know it's a healthy thing, so I try to get something in my body.

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment.

I am pretty tough as a boss.

We are ready to deal with any President [of U.S], but of course, and I mentioned that, it depends on the readiness of the future Administration.