Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable.

Sometimes all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true.

If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.

Randy Pausch on time management: Here's what I know: Time must be explicitly managed, like money. You can always change your plan, but only if you have one. Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things? Develop a good filing system. Rethink the telephone. Delegate. Take a time out. Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.

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