Theme 12: Bravery

"No way" - we hear those words a lot. It goes from words of disbelief all the way to words of astonishment. So what we need to do is take those words from "no way" (disbelief) to "no way! that is awesome!" (astonishment).

Kill ego and work with each other in order for a great product to come out

Bravery is not a lack of fear. Bravery is doing something in spite of the fear. You get up there, you push through that barrier, and then you know you can do it.

Have the humility to see the world as it really is, all the terrible things and the good things, how it actually is! And to really wake up and understand what is happening. But then to have the audacity to imagine what it could be!

It is totally within our grasp, you, me, us, this generation, to end extreme poverty by 2030.

That’s a really important part of being brave, learning how to communicate what you’re passionate about no matter what it is.

It is an act of bravery to know yourself. So as creatives, we have a responsibility to do so.

Mediocrity doesn't just happen, it's chosen overtime. It's chosen in small ways, small compromises we make along the way in a daily basis, when faced with uncertainty.

Instead of business leading development, culture leads development.

Nobody wakes up in the morning thinking, "I can't wait to crank out a steaming pile of crap today." And yet it happens.

That's what creativity is—assaulting uncertainty on a daily basis.

Have the bravery to find those people, put yourself out there, and try to create work with them.

Putting your money where your mouth is; if you got an idea, or you got something that you want to make, just make it! Find the people around you to get together and to create that idea.

I think, most importantly, it's about doing stuff instead of wishing you had done stuff.

Sometimes bravery, in the creative space, means letting go of a little bit of control.

There's a real opportunity for us as creative people to take risks in the work that we do, based on our gut instincts .

In reality, we are all interrelated.

There is not a person who doesn't have body peculiarities.

Shouldn't good talented people be trying to change the whole world, whatever sector?

I'm going to convince you that it's great to work in advertising as a designer.

Every single invention has been because of a problem.

The bravest thing I do every day is love and trust, myself and others.

Nothing about our lives requires us to be truly brave. Yes, we have to be thoughtful, we have to be tenacious, we have to be dogged and hard-working and creative and agile, but not really brave.

Bravery is a cloak for fear.

When in doubt, say yes.

Everyday bravery is something that everyone in this room is capable of building within themselves.

Sometimes, you have to be the brave person….When it's time to do the right thing - do it. Brave people do it., even if they didn't wake up that morning thinking they were going to have to do it.

You are ready to be well-dressed, and this readiness means that you as a person with disabilities who wants to be seen despite the fact that society doesn't want to notice you.

There is the courage and bravery in those people with disabilities who are ready and willing to be well-dressed.

Art is but a subset of creativity.

We live in our comfort zones. We need to spend more time in our uncomfortable zone—that's where creative things happen.

It's only brave if you're somehow afraid.

Brave people know what needs to get done and they don't stop and they don't leave until it's done.

Do what’s right and don’t worry about where the chips are falling. They’ll fall in the right place for you.

If you want to become a badass, I highly recommend failing massively at something.

What are you better [at] than anybody else you know?

If you dare to jump into the spotlight, you have to be ready to dance.

To me, bravery is really just about that first step.

If you make your drama around your preconceived ideas, then you are creating the barrier.

They said, 'Why is this beautiful woman on the cover of Time magazine?' and then they saw her nose.

Once you get to know someone, we all have darkness and we all have light.

It's the unknown that you fear.

I can't just speak about bravery, I have to speak about fear.

No one can find other people hidden away in a dark room. You do have to go out there and tell your own story to make these sort of connections.

Find the others. This is the secret.

Trust your instincts. Do the unexpected. Find the others.

There is no "they." "They" do not exist. If something would change it would have to be changed through us.

Love will make you face, your simplest and your oldest fears.

Making art is the clearest way in which I'm able to love myself.

Love is the only way.

I decided to intentionally make my life and my work about LOVE

I live in this neighborhood! We all live in this neighborhood to hold the space for the possibility that what you make of yourself one day will come, not in spite of this place, but BECAUSE of it!

There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.

Love is the only creative, redemptive, transformative power in the universe.

Someday, somewhere, somehow, someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chains of hate and evil and violence in this universe and love is the only way you can do that.

Anything and everything that I know about bravery, I only know through love.

Bad is determined by what you do, no by where you live.

Wherever you're at—if you're struggling—you're not alone.

I'm less and less interested in being impressive and more and more interested in things that are real.

Bring your heart to work.

What we wanted to do was move people.

I just wondered if somehow, a t-shirt could be more than just a t-shirt.

All [my dad] wanted to do was spark the creative process at the dinner table.

Creativity and bravery are two sides of the same coin.

Sometimes bravery is going forth and fighting. Sometimes it means surrendering.

We don't need an idea. We need an ideal.

We need a timeless ideal for a timely application.

My wife says I'm too deep, it's not practical, but I tell her a swimming pool that is not deep is not practical.

Start thinking more with your heart and less with your head. Make really big life changes if you need them to be happy.

Sometimes a beautiful design is not enough to solve a problem.

The best way of doing it, is showing it.

Allow yourself the freedom to step away from perfection because it is only then that you can find success.

Culture leads development.

Overcoming fear and conceiving this 'art of more' should be a fundamental practice in what it is that you do and make.

How do you help other people find you?

What really unites us is that this life that we have is this extraordinary thing and there is this extraordinary uncertainty.

What do photosynthesis and pop rocks have in common?

Bravery for a chef happens every time we put a dish out.

It's easy to take risks, but bravery can not be an unconscious or subconscious act.

Bravery, the act of doing something different, often has a cost.

It's more difficult to know who the villains are these days, so it's difficult, in some ways, to be brave.

Creativity is the new literacy.