Jessica Collins Quotes

I always found very strong images for my songwriting in New York.

The only geniuses produced by the chaos of society are those who do something about it. Chaos breeds geniuses. It offers a man something to be a genius about.

Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.

If you over-plan, you close the door on possibilities.

There ain't no rules here, we're trying to accomplish something...All this talk about rules...When the deal goes down...we make 'em up as we go along.

The only phrase I've ever disliked is, 'Why, we've always done it that way.' I always tell young people, 'Go ahead and do it. You can always apologize later.'

Adapt your techniques to an idea, not an idea to your techniques.

Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.

When the going gets tough, the tough reinvent.

When you are failing, you are forced to be creative, to dig deep and think, night and day.

The ability to recognize opportunities and move in new - and sometimes unexpected - directions will benefit you no matter your interests or aspirations.

The best substitute for money is ingenuity.

You have to think outside the box. The world is changing every day, the music industry is so different but I think the more creative you are the better.

It was Night. In most places, Night is a time for sleep, for calm, and for mystery. But not in New York City, where many things conspired every evening to murder the night.

Winners don't do different things.They do things differently

Chaos, if it does not harden into a pattern of disorder, may be more fruitful than a regularity too easily accepted and a success too easily achieved.

Only poetry or madness could do justice to the noises.

New York is a city where you're so alone, you're an individual, you can disappear. You can make something happen. But it's very different to make something happen in the art world.

I've worked with collage a lot. And there's this chance thing that happens - you don't always control things. Why did you find this today and not this? But you've got this thing, and you make it work. It's the way life is, I suppose. Whatever happens, you deal with it.

Instead of being intimidated by the limitations, be inspired to find new ways around them.

There's a key for every door, and if you can't find it, you can make one. That's always an option.

Politics in the middle of things of the imagination is like a pistol shot in the middle of a concert.

When something doesn't go exactly to plan, money is tight or a business is struggling - see it as a challenge rather than a failure. Look outside the box and try and find a solution - you'll be surprised how many great opportunities and possibilities arise when things look bad. You've just got to open your mind and not be afraid of sticking your neck out!

If failure is not an option, neither is success. Innovation is just repeated failure till you come up with something that works.

In life, sometimes everything falls into place, and sometimes everything just falls to pieces. The key is to begin creating with these fallen pieces. By improvising, you'll create something magical that might be the best thing you've ever accomplished