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" I learned the hard way that taking shortcuts and living for free is not really living free. "

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" Failure is your invention. "

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" It's important that people are open. Some people say, 'I'm going to be a doctor,' and they're a really good doctor. But for the rest of us, it's a big question mark. Just giving yourself a break, letting yourself try new things, and when something doesn't work out, moving along... it's all we can really do. "

" I didn't buy the Porsche for status. I hate that, and it's actually kind of goofy now because in L.A., a Porsche is like a Honda. It was just that I could pay that much money for a car and drive it off the lot. "

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" Getting fired was always a big deal to me. It's a bit like having someone break up with you. "

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" I want to give other creatives the opportunity to find the entrepreneur inside themselves and teach them how to build their own platform. "

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