I think creative people are an interesting combo of ego and insecurity. The ego part is wanting to be great, and the insecurity part is not believing you're good, so you keep working your ass off.
— Lee Clow
Capture Accidents: The wrong answer is the right answer in search of a different question. Collect wrong answers as part of the process. Ask different questions.
— Bruce Mau
"Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people."
— Leo Burnett
"When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, buy you won't come up with a handful of mud either."
— Leo Burnett
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
— Thomas A. Edison
"Passion will make you crazy, but is there any other way to live?"
— Howard Hughes
"Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid... I have to live now"
— Stefan Sagmeister SVA Subway poster 2004
Live your life. Read. Go to the movies. If you’ve never been to the ballet, go see one. If you’re a diehard Country and Western fan but a friend has invited you to see the Rolling Stones…go, don’t hesitate. Where do you think your ideas are going to come from? Enjoy and absorb everything around you. Art imitates life.
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