But I want her to grow up knowing that I was the first man ever to fall in love with her. I'd always thought the father/daughter thing was overstated. But I can tell you, sometimes, she looks at me and I just become a puddle.

When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

If you can find your footing between two cultures, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds.

It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.