The artist, who must
The artist, who must venture into the studio and risk there, and then venture into the marketplace and risk again, is obliged to learn how her defences work, so that she can drop and raise her guard instantly. Eric Maisel
Venture
The artist’s task is
The artist’s task is to become a successful eccentric, a strange but wise duck able to venture out of solitary confinement and mingle among society. Eric Maisel
A scholar like myself
A scholar like myself who is not a Sinologist and yet ventures the proposition that Chinese languages should be rewritten in the Greek alphabet (or Romanized, to use the current term) is treading on uncharted territory (for him) and does so at his peril. Eric A. Havelock
Finite to fail, but
Finite to fail, but infinite to venture. Emily Dickinson
To venture upon an
To venture upon an undertaking of any kind, even the most insignificant, is to sacrifice to envy. Emile M. Cioran
Nothing sweeter than to
Nothing sweeter than to drag oneself along behind events; and nothing more reasonable. But without a strong dose of madness, no initiative, no enterprise, no gesture. Reason: the rust of our vitality. It is the madman in us who forces us to adventure; once he abandons us, we are lost; everything depends on him, even … Read more
Fred Wilson is a
Fred Wilson is a legendary VC and the Managing Partner of Union Square Ventures in New York City. At AVC, he writes one of the most popular startup blogs and covers issues from negotiation to hiring to fundraising. He’s a machine for dispensing helpful advice and insightful commentary for those in our industry. Emerson Spartz
The best way to
The best way to find out things, if you come to think of it, is not to ask questions at all. If you fire off a question, it is like firing off a gun; bang it goes, and everything takes flight and runs for shelter. But if you sit quite still and pretend not to … Read more
Silicon Valley has evolved
Silicon Valley has evolved a critical mass of engineers and venture capitalists and all the support structure – the law firms, the real estate, all that – that are all actually geared toward being accepting of startups. Elon Musk
There are orphans who
There are orphans who can be cared for; but this some will not venture to undertake; for it brings them more work than they care to do, leaving them but little time for their own pleasure. Ellen G. White