Brendon Small

"You can't be creative if you're stressed about being healthy."

"Adventure is just what you call trouble when it works out."

"Imagination is the only thing they can't take away from you."

"Technology is a tool. The real creation happens in your head."

"History teaches us that people are always wrong about the future."

"Philosophy is just asking questions nobody can answer."

"Literature shows us that everyone feels the same things."

"Politics is just people fighting about how to live together."

"War is what happens when everyone stops talking."

"Motivation is just remembering why you started."

"Inspiration comes from seeing someone do something you didn't think was possible."

"Relationships are like editing - sometimes you have to cut the scenes you love."

"Solitude is where I do my best thinking and worst worrying."

"If you wait for the perfect moment, you'll wait forever."

"The thing about being thirteen is that nobody tells you how to survive it."

"I've learned more from my failures than my successes."

"Passion is what makes something worth doing badly."

"The world doesn't care about your excuses, so stop making them."

"Comedy and tragedy are closer than anyone thinks."

"Every movie is a mirror if you look at it right."

"I don't need validation from anyone. Well, maybe a little."

"The best stories are about people trying and failing."

"You can tell when someone actually cares about what they're doing."

"Risk is the price you pay for doing something original."

"Boredom is just your brain telling you that you're alive."

"Every great thing started with someone saying 'what if'?"

"You're not supposed to have all the answers at my age."

"Pressure is just expectations that matter."

"The scariest part is always showing people what you made."

"I'd rather be weird and real than normal and fake."