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Miles Davis: Don't play the butter notes
The advice Davis gave to Herbie Hancock that changed the way he played forever.
Mar 3
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Joni Mitchell: Let them crucify you for changing
"Staying the same is boring."
Mar 1
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Estée Lauder: Keep your eyes on the target
"If you stick to a thought and carefully avoid distraction along the way, you can fulfill a dream."
Feb 26
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Ray Bradbury: Don’t think!
"The intellect is a great danger to creativity."
Feb 26
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Mo Willems: Treat ideas like plants
“I think that a mistake that people make is they think ideas are things that you get, like shoes. And they’re not. They’re not shoes. They’re plants."
Feb 24
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: Make what’s missing
How the lack of Latino roles inspired him to write "In The Heights."
Feb 22
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George Balanchine: Show all your fingers
Choreographer George Balanchine
Feb 19
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Willem Dafoe: Try to fail
"Try to act badly."
Feb 17
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