"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost." - Chauncey Depew

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." - Scott Adams

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance." - Aristotle