When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding.

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.

All my adult life I've felt drawn to ask long-married couples how they were able to stay together. All of them said the same thing: "We worked hard at it.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.