An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.

I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding.

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.

I've always admired people who are over-prepared.

To be cliché, death is a part of life and it's going to happen to all of us. I have the blessing of getting a little bit of advance notice and I am able to optimize my use of time down the home stretch.

A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.