Every day I meet people who have so much to give but have been bullied enough or frightened enough to hold it back. It's time to stop complying with … - Seth Godin

The market ... demands a signal from you that you're serious, powerful, accepted, and safe.

out that expending emotional labor, working without a map, and driving in the dark involve confronting fear and living with the pain of vulnerability. The artist comes to a détente with these emotions and, instead of fighting with them, dances with them. The linchpin connects as a result of the indispensable nature of her contribution. The artist, on the other hand, connects because that’s what art is. The artist touches part of what it means to be truly human and does that work again and again.

The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest thing is to respond. But the hardest thing is to initiate.