When I was a little boy, I told my dad, 'When I grow up, I want to be a musician. ' My dad said: 'You can't do both, Son'.
Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.
Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits.
Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists.
There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.
You can analyse the past, but you need to design the future. That is the difference between suffering the future and enjoying it.
Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
I'm a John Denver freak, and I don't give a sh*t that he looks like a f***ing turkey.
One of the things I find most exciting is talking with people who are working with my work. Who are using it in some way with their life to address everyday politics of meaning.
Tragedy is the highest form of art.
All authority comes from the people.