You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

Earnestness is highly underestimated. It comes from the core, while hip is trying to impress you on the surface.

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

Whatever news we get about the scans, I’m not going to die when we hear it. I won’t die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I’m enjoying it.” I thought about that, and about Jai’s smile. I knew then. That’s the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.

Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

Don’t complain; just work harder.