Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.

The great thing about working out at a gym is that if you put in effort, you get very obvious results. The same should be true of college. A professor’s job is to teach students how to see their minds growing in the same way they can see their muscles grow when they look in a mirror.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

until you got ice cream spilled on you, you’re not doing field work

Find the best in everybody, no matter how long you have to wait for them to show it

What is the most appropriate thing to say to a friend who was about to die. He answered:”tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Whenever he goes, you also g. He will not be alone".

I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.