Agalia Tan

“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.”

Start small and learn fast. Your first move doesn't need to be perfect; it just needs to teach you something. Focus more on the next small step that moves you closer to the goal.

Motion creates momentum, and momentum reveals opportunities that standing still never could.

Have fun — There’s a version of this work that’s hyper-analytical where we try to Moneyball our way to success. There’s another version where we’re living it, enjoying it, and having fun with it. Our best work comes when we’re having fun and enjoying what we’re doing, not when we’re overly analytical. Analytical thinking creates fear and uncertaint... See more

Once upon a time, when checking and scrolling were not an option, there existed so much interstitial space. The gap between one activity and another was an open field, a transitional territory.

Brands spend a lot of time embodying statements, but of course they’re really asking questions.

Just Do It is really asking what’s stopping you, besides yourself?

I’m Lovin’ It is really asking why feel guilty?

A Diamond Is Forever is really asking yes but how much do you really love her you fickle piece of shit ? or something like that anyway.

He does not measure his work in days (as he used to do Hemingway ), but by months or years. “That way you don't feel terrible if you put together three days without going out with God knows what. You don't feel blocked"