The reason to do animation is caricature. Good caricature picks out the essense of the statement and removes everything else. It's not simply about reproducing reality; It's about bumping it up. -- Brad Bird, writer and director, The Incredibles

That is the inevitable human response. We’re reluctant to believe that great discoveries are in the air. We want to believe that great discoveries are in our heads—and to each party in the multiple the presence of the other party is invariably cause for suspicion. -- Malcolm Gladwell, Who says big ideas are rare?

If something isn’t working, you need to look back and figure out what got you excited in the first place. -- David Gorman (ImThere.com)

The job of a leader today is not to create followers. It’s to create more leaders. -- Ralph Nader

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for. -- Greek philosopher Epicurus

Je n'ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n'ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte. (I have made this letter so long only because I did not have the leisure to make it shorter.) -- Blaise Pascal (Lettres Provinciales)

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. –Dalai Lama

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. –Beverly Sills

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. –Maya Angelou

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. –Latin Proverb