Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.

A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.

I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.

I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long term.

Not everything needs to be fixed

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.