You don't have a really good idea until you combine two little ideas.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.

Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.

Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.

If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that's failure by erosion

You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline.

Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.

More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't take into account how you or the world has changed.

If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge.

The degree of your desire determines your dedication.

Worries flee before a spirit of gratitude.

The relational leader operates not by being known by everyone, but by authentically creating positive relationships with people around her.

Masturbating the meaning of life since 1987. #lovewithmeneverdies

In all her twisted perfection she had made me fall helplessly in love with her. A life without her in it seemed pointless.

If the noun is good and the verb is strong, you almost never need an adjective.

For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true.

I'm obsessed with 'Game of Thrones.' I love comedies - I really like '30 Rock' and 'Modern Family.'

What I write is emotionally honest and truthful as the human experience can be, to make people feel less alone, or at least that's the hope.

The other world is hidden in this world. The Buddha is asleep in the Zorba. It has to be awakened. And nobody can awaken you except life itself.