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.

We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.

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.

I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.

Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.