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“ If you just mimic the surface of somebody’s work without understanding where they are coming from, your work will never be anything more than a knockoff. ”

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Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

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Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done.

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Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.

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Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, “Nothing is more important than an unread library.

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