Kate Smalley

There is no self that will survive a real conversation.

"My being an artist is not a question of being able to make artwork. It is a question of my willingness to make something imperfect, or ugly, and how much resilience I have to face that reality repeatedly."

— Anna Fusco

“Great things can only be understood gradually. You don’t get anything great all at once.”

— Richard Rohr

I think what I enjoy most about listening is that I disappear.

Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity. (Take that into your marriage)

I love the question @jordancooper asks founders- “if there were one thing i needed to understand to see as much value in your business as you do, what would it be and let’s talk about that.”

Your employees should describe you as "easy to understand."

— via notes from Anna Wintours biography