Joel Salatin Quotes

I'm always up for collaborating with people who are slightly leftfield.

The most successful people in the world are the ones who thought of that idea that was 'too crazy to work.'

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

There is a place for visionaries and the avant-garde in this world, but not at 9 o'clock on a network.

It's important to have people who will say to you that you're really off the beaten track.

To design something really new and innovative you have to reject reason.

I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

Some of the best ideas that we've invested in have made no sense to conventional sources.

Be original; don't be scared of being bold!

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The 'smart' people don't.

Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced.

You may confuse a lot of people when going against the grain of conventional thinking, and that's perfectly okay. As an entrepreneur, standing up for your vision to your family and friends might possibly be the best practice you will get for the life that awaits you.

There is no point in playing safe, because the audiences love different quirks: something that is crazy and out-of-the-box. I think that's what my space is, and if you are going to have your own space in the industry, this is where I want to be.

I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.

If you're trying to do something different, you can't ask someone to help, because they'll want to make it not different.

Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you.

You know that I'm always a proponent of doing things differently.

I love to play things that are out-of-the-box. It's just that I don't always get the chance to do it!

I've always been controversial because I offer new ideas. For me to be controversial, I think this is positive.

I'm allergic to doing the obvious thing.

From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting.

To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.