The person who creates from the noise simply adds to the noise. The person who creates from a place of listening, however, can actually make something worthwhile and enjoy his work in the process.

You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust

Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.

The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a culture built on noise. So does our enjoyment of it.

Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken

Faith comes from listening to the right stories.

Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad art.

Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.

Art is the body's pronunciation of the soul.

Art, along with all work is the ordering of creation toward the intention of the creator.

Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story.

Writing is nature's way of letting you know how sloppy your thinking is.

Life without a defined purpose is similar to a boat without a crew in the middle of the ocean.

The sweeper of the street is a leader in his own respect provided he does his job well with all love, diligence and attention than anyone would do when given the same broom sticks.

In the inverted food chain of fame, it was the big beasts who were stalked and hunted

Wherever there is a grain of loyalty there is a glimpse of freedom.

An agnostic would be the more correct description of my state of mind.

I'll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn't pay enough attention to developing their leaders.

I usually find stuff that I hope no one really knows or cares about. If I'm ripping off something that's already brilliant, what's the point?

I built stages and I did stage management - I think I built the sets twice, I happened to be good with a drill, which is a talent I didn't know I had.

I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy trying to raise a man.