Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.

Education best serves students by helping them be more self-reflective.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

If I was able to tell my story with the passion I felt, my lecture might help others find a path to fulfilling their own dreams.

I'm a professor - there should be some lessons learned - and how you can use the stuff you hear today to enable your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older you may find that enabling-the-dreams-of-others thing is even more fun.

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.