Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.

Because you’re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they’re going to use you as a salesman. If you’re going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Develop a good filing system.

No job is beneath you. You ought to be thrilled you got a job in the mailroom And when you get there, here's what you do: Be really great at sorting mail.

Apologies are not pass/fail.

The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.