Martin Villeneuve Quotes

Adversity is the mother of enterprise.

Give yourself an impossible task and solve it - then you've got a really good story.

Nothing primes inspiration more than necessity.

Engaging in new creative projects keeps me energized. I feel deeply grateful for all of the opportunities that life has given me.

I find inspiration everywhere. I love challenges and my favorite thing is to find something ridiculous and be like "if it's all that I have available to me, I am gonna make it look the best that I can".

Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.

Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.

The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.

Negativity is the enemy of creativity.

What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine.

This is my year of the remake. Go for it, see what you can do, guys, why not?

Problems are good. Impossible problems are even better.

I am getting some good offers still. Some nice things are coming my way just as they always have, so unless I lose my inspiration or there is too much drool to wipe, I will keep going.

If an idea isn't exciting, you shouldn't do it.

Necessity, the mother of invention

Passion means finding a way.

I converted a problem into an opportunity.

Struggle is always very demoralising. It's not a romantic phase in anybody's life. It's very difficult. What it does is, it brings out your creativity in different way.

The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard.

Nobody ever died of discomfort, yet living in the name of comfort has killed more ideas, more opportunities, more actions, and more growth than everything else combined. Comfort kills!

Necessity is often the spur to genius.

The most important skill of the future will be the ability to learn and adapt. You need to be resourceful, keep your eyes open for advances coming out of nowhere, and embrace the new opportunities as they emerge. You need to be able to collaborate with others and build relationships. You need to be able to share ideas, inspire, and motivate.

In the attempt to make scientific discoveries, every problem is an opportunity — and the more difficult the problem, the greater will be the importance of its solution.

As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.

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!