Think you have nine lives, do you? I saved you once. . . . don't make me save you again.
We prematurely write off people as failures. We are too much in awe of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail.
Success has to do with deliberate practice. Practice must be focused, determined, and in an environment where there's feedback.
It takes ten thousand hours to truly master anything. Time spent leads to experience; experience leads to proficiency; and the more proficient you are the more valuable you'll be.
Innovators have to be open. They have to be able to imagine things that others cannot and be willing to challenge their own preconceptions. They also need to be conscientious. An innovator who has brilliant ideas but lacks the discipline and persistence to carry them out is merely a dreamer. . . But crucially, innovators need to be disagreeable. . . They are people willing to take social risks-to do things that others might disapprove of.
That's your responsibility as a person, as a human being - to constantly be updating your positions on as many things as possible. And if you don't contradict yourself on a regular basis, then you're not thinking.
The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.
You have to be careful because those feelings and bitterness can take over and consume in a bad way.
You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.
I sang on Church Street, every place that had a stage.
Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.