1. “Trust is a confusing thing. It seems so simple, but when you try to pin it down, it can be so elusive.” – Ze Frank
2. “Isn’t it amazing, amazing, amazing that something so specific can be so resonant? These are the filaments, filaments, filaments from that Walt Whitman poem. It makes me think that the thoughts that I have in my head that make me feel the most lonely because I don’t think anyone else thinks them, are also the thoughts that have the most potential that make me feel connected. I just have to get them out some how gossamer thread.” – Ze Frank
3. “Mobile video is now a reality and a force to be reckoned with. I think it is essential to think about how people interact with their phones; how they consume content and how they share.” – Ze Frank
4. “Words are the instruments you play to the song of? your ideas, you’re just playing covers.” – Ze Frank
5. “A good procrastination should feel like you’re inserting lots and lots of commas into the sentence of your life.” – Ze Frank
6. “Remember, we’re all just tubes with some fancy bits attached, looking for stuff to put in the front, and finding places to put whatever comes out the other side.” – Ze Frank
7. “Both hurting and happiness make me feel more alive, but as I get older it seems that hurting’s the low hanging fruit. So I pick it.” – Ze Frank
8. “On street corners everywhere, people are looking at their cell phones, and it’s easy to dismiss this as some sort of bad trend in human culture. But the truth is life is being lived there.” – Ze Frank
9. “Both hurting and happiness make me feel more alive, but as I get older it seems that hurting’s the low hanging fruit. So I pick it.” – Ze Frank
10. “Making things actually does give me a lot of joy. It is the process of creation that keeps me about a bubble and a half over perpetual anxiety.” – Ze Frank
11. “Let me think about the people I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them. I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them – Then let me extend that generosity to myself.” – Ze Frank
12. “For some reason, we stopped getting gold stars at some age. It’s time to bring them back.” – Ze Frank
13. “A good procrastination should feel like you’re inserting lots and lots of commas into the sentence of your life.” – Ze Frank
14. “Let me not be so vain to think that I’m the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats.” – Ze Frank
15. “Let me think about the people I care about.” – Ze Frank
16. “Having someone do certain things for you is like getting someone to chew your food for you. It might be easier to swallow but it loses all its flavor and it will be covered in spit. And you want the flavor!” – Ze Frank
17. “Let me extend that generosity to myself.” – Ze Frank
18. “In a perfect world, you and I probably wouldn’t exist, so let’s not hope for one.” – Ze Frank
19. “The story of technology seems to go up and then retract into simplicity again.” – Ze Frank
20. “Let me think about the people I care about…” – Ze Frank
21. “Aren’t memories just dreams we have when we’re awake?” – Ze Frank
22. “Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but he’s a little bit of an asshole and no one invites him to their pool parties.” – Ze Frank
23. “I’m fascinated by simple joy.” – Ze Frank
24. “There’s no need to sharpen my pencils anymore. They’re sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.” – Ze Frank
25. “Let me realize that my past failures at follow-through are no indication of my future performance. They’re just healthy little fires that are gonna warm up my ass.” – Ze Frank
26. “Words are the instruments you play to the song of your ideas, you’re just playing covers.” – Ze Frank
27. “Perfectionism may look good in his shiny shoes, but he’s a bit of an asshole and no one invites him to their pool parties” – Ze Frank
28. “There’s no need to sharpen my pencils anymore. They’re sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.” – Ze Frank
29. “Aren’t memories just dreams we have when we’re awake?” – Ze Frank
30. “The best science is often a long, slow, passive-aggressive argument.” – Ze Frank
31. “Let me not be so vain to think that I’m the sole author of my victories and a victim of my defeats.” – Ze Frank
32. “We have this incredible ability to communicate with each other. I want to play around with it, see what this mass audience is really capable of.” – Ze Frank
33. “Let me think about the people I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them. I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them – Then let me extend that generosity to myself.” – Ze Frank
34. “For me, experimentation is not about the technology. In an ever-changing technological landscape, where today’s platforms are not tomorrow’s platforms, the key seems to be that any one of these spaces can use a dose of humanity and art and culture.” – Ze Frank
35. “and let me remember that my courage is a wild dog; it won’t just come when I call it, I have to chase it down and hold on as tight as I can.” – Ze Frank
36. “Just a reminder, what other people think of you is none of your business.” – Ze Frank
37. “In our lives, on average, we will be asleep for a total of 8,477 days. If we’re lucky, some of that time will be sleeping next to someone we love.” – Ze Frank
38. “What’s so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.” – Ze Frank
39. “Let me realize that my past failures at follow-through are no indication of my future performance. They’re just healthy little fires that are gonna warm up my ass” – Ze Frank
40. “Life isn’t just a sequence of waiting for things to be done.” – Ze Frank