Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

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.

Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs.

Develop a good filing system.

Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.

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.