If you ignore a return on investment in what you’re creating, you can be more creative.

I believe in connecting. We all do it, we all need it, and we don’t get enough of it.

Seeing great artists in Austin gives me goose bumps, literally, and just makes me so proud to be a part of this city. I mean how lucky are we to live here?”

Us people in the creative class are extremely self-destructive.

Keep an open mind and learn as much as you can.

We need to create work environments that encourage non formal learning. - Ben Henderson

Creative people have a very low pain tolerance. We get sick of people telling us the way to do things and how things should be done, so we find our own way.

I'm going to ruin your careers if you listen to what I'm talking about today.

The rebel almost always dies.

If not now, then when?

Everyone has someone in their life who struggles with addiction.

You have to be able to break through the clutter.

People listen to rockstars in a way that they don't listen to public health officials, they don't listen to their mothers.

This year alone we're going to raise about $42 million dollars for AIDS.. by selling lipstick.

We would rather have you live with a drug problem and live with AIDS than die.

People don't buy things they don't want—even if it's for a good cause.

The sign of a creative, great person is that they don't feel sorry for themselves.

I wanted to know how the baker baked bread. I wanted to know the automobile mechanic fixed automobiles. I wanted to know anything.

Be responsible for yourself.

To make stuff, sometimes you have to do nothing.

Spacing out is great for your brain.

Just lay down! It will automatically put your brain into a more relaxed space and help you think of ideas.

The future is about respect. It’s getting harder and harder to be an asshole.

You have to be comfortable existing in states where you don't know things.

There's a small percentage of people that have a lot of luck paired with talent, but for most of us it's about doing a lot of work.