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

We don't beat the reaper by living longer, but by living well, and living fully - for the reaper will come for all of us. The question is: what do we do between the time we're born and the time he shows up.

Experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.

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.

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do