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

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.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better

Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.