Jason Penopolis

"Science explains stuff, which is cool but also takes the magic out."

"Music's the closest thing to magic that's real."

"Faith is believing stuff you can't prove."

"Leaders are just people who made a decision to lead."

"Work builds character or something like that."

"Dreams don't come true unless you actually do stuff."

"Humor's my favorite defense mechanism."

"Beauty's more interesting when it's unexpected."

"Death makes life matter, I think."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness with a good reason."

"Gratitude makes everything a little better."

"Creativity happens when you stop overthinking."

"Justice is like... trying to be fair when nothing's fair."

"Patience is harder than it sounds."

"Kindness is free but it's also really hard sometimes."

"Strength isn't always about being tough."

"Fear keeps you from doing stuff, which is both good and bad."

"Power's more interesting when you don't want it."

"Money's complicated, man."

"Health's something you don't appreciate until it's gone."

"Adventure's just regular life if you pay attention."

"Imagination makes the world less boring."

"Technology's changing everything whether we like it or not."

"History's mostly written by the people who won."

"Philosophy is useful if you like confusion."

"Literature's like having conversations with dead people."

"Politics makes people angry and I don't understand why we need it."

"War's never solved anything but everyone keeps trying."

"Motivation's overrated—discipline's where it's at."

"Inspiration comes when you're not looking for it."