Speaking indirectly through other people multiplies (×) the mouths but divides (÷) the message.
—John Maeda
The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
—Thomas Edison
We look for relentlessly resourceful people. That combination is key. Relentlessness alone is useful. You can relentlessly just bang your head against the wall. It’s better to be relentless in your search for a door, and then resourcefully walk through it.
You must wake up every morning and choose to be happy. You gotta put on happiness like you put on your clothes.
—Khadim Diop at TEDxHarlem via @skillshare
Artists often work with exquisite precision on what others would find uncomfortably imprecise.
Think three levels above and below your pay grade.
—someone at Apple
beauty always takes place in the particular
—Elaine Scarry
No community is best served when only the elite have control.
—J.J. Abrams in his TED presentation The Mystery Box.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
—Mahatma Gandhi
