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.

Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

Are you a Tigger or an Eeyore?

And even though I did not reach the National Football League, I sometimes think I got more from pursuing that dream, and not accomplishing it, than I did from many of the ones I did accomplish.

Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.