Oeuvre Quotes

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they’ve had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people.

If music is the language of the world, then just imagine how beautiful a seven-billion-part harmony would be.

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

I’ve never believed in doing sequels. I didn’t want to waste the time I have doing a sequel; I’d rather be using that time doing something new and different

Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it.