"What it takes, at least from my experience, to do excellent work is long hours (not a hardship for me, I love my work), persistence, the willingness to take risks, to accept criticism, to stand by what you think if upon consideration, you believe you’re right, even if no one else believes it, and to head out into unknown places."
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Quoted in "How to Live Like a Genius in D.C.", Washington City Paper (September 22, 2014)
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