We can't be in survival mode. We have to be in growth mode.

You don't chose your passion, your passion choses you

Teachers, who are really good create that environment where you can be very satisfied by the process of learning. If you do something and you find it a very satisfying experience then you want to do more of it. The great teachers somehow convey in their very attitude and their words and their actions and everything they do that this is an important thing you're learning. You end up wanting to do more of it and more of it and more of it. That's a real talent some people have to convey the importance of that and to reflect it back to the students.

I’m a big fan of all-you-can-eat plans, because they’re simpler for customers.

Mediocre theoretical physicists make no progress. They spend all their time understanding other people's progress.

Seek instant gratification - or the elusive promise of it - and chances are you'll find a crowd there ahead of you.

When you receive criticism from well-meaning people, it pays to ask, ‘Are they right?’ And if they are, you need to adapt what they’re doing. If they’re not right, if you really have conviction that they’re not right, you need to have that long-term willingness to be misunderstood. It’s a key part of invention.