You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people. Design is for people.
I’ve never had a problem with a dumb client. There is no such thing as a bad client. Part of our job is to do good work and get the client to accept it.
Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries.
But I find that for myself, without exception, the more I deal with the work as something that is my own, as something that is personal, the more successful it is.
Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll.