Edmund Phelps Quotes

I just want to do cool stuff.

I just want to make whatever is exciting.

A lot of people ask me, 'What is your goal now that you have done everything?' And I always say that my goal is to not be bored by what I do. The only way that I cannot be bored by what I do is if I play something and it's all new to me.

Some people are motivated by a need for recognition, some by money, and some by a broad social goal. I start from a different place: from the love of ideas and the urge to put them into motion and see where they might lead.

The coolest things in life are things that you have not done before. That's the key to life: new things always.

It's about the journey and the process. I do things because I love doing them, or trying them.

What I enjoy most is doing something I've never done before.

I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery.

You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun.

In the beginning, I didn't have to love them, my acts. It was mostly about being successful, getting a trophy, and making some money. Now if I don't love the idea of it, I don't work on it.

I'm someone who likes plowing new ground, then walking away from it. I get bored easily. For me, the big thrill comes with the discovering.

What motivates us is always new music.

I love what I do. I love the invigoration of doing things I haven't done before.

I'm always looking for something new to do.

I like creation even if it is a bit difficult. It is always very exciting.

I've always been a great believer that you have to keep producing new things in order to keep life interesting - not only for ourselves, but for the audience as well. That's really always been our principle and way of working.

Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them. I like the concept that if you do what excites you, you will be rewarded generously, whatever form reward takes, which is not necessarily money.

I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at all. That's what makes me get up in the morning.

I love finding and doing new things and trying stuff out; that's my favorite thing to do.

I think I've always been slightly addicted to not repeating myself. When you're doing something the first time around, it's often the best time. I think 'Blank Project' is about carrying on. Its that thing where you're making something because you have to, but you don't know how or why.

I'm ever curious about the world. I'm driven to go out and find new things to write about. Having a vivid imagination is also a plus.

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

If you keep proving stuff that others have done, getting confidence, increasing the complexities of your solutions - for the fun of it - then one day you'll turn around and discover that nobody actually did that one!

Any creative process is about being in a territory which isn't secure, isn't necessarily familiar, and isn't convenient in any sort of way. And that's the excitement of it.

You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.