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.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

When we're connected to others, we become better people.

I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.

There's a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I'm not there yet.

We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

The great thing about working out at a gym is that if you put in effort, you get very obvious results. The same should be true of college. A professor’s job is to teach students how to see their minds growing in the same way they can see their muscles grow when they look in a mirror.