“Don’t hire a dog, then bark yourself” — David Ogilvy

“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.” — Leo Burnett

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart,…you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs

“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.” — John F. Kennedy

“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time.” — Henry Ford

“I will solve your problem for you, and you will pay me. And you don’t have to use the solution — if you want options, talk to other people. But I’ll solve your problem for you the best way I know how, and you use it or not, that’s up to you — you’re the client — but you pay me”. — Paul Rand

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.

It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster to have no ideal to capture.

It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin. — Benjamin Elijah Mays

“An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it” — Bill Bernbach

Buckminster Fuller was an American architect slash author slash futurist slash total bro. He believed in spaceships called earth, thought a lot about people and the way they behave — to form a better way for the planet to live. Phew! Pretty intense stuff! The below vid’s will not only make you feel like an integral part of the giant whole, but a little bit smarter, and you’ll also potentially start to feel slightly like a triangle.

“A woman saw Picasso on the street and asked him to sketch her.

After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. Then he handed the women his work of art.

‘It’s perfect!’ she gushed. ‘You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?’

“Five thousand dollars,” the artist replied.

“B-b-but, what?” the woman sputtered. “How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!”

To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.” – Picasso, Paula Scher, and the lifetime behind every second