Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.

Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it.

The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.

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