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

It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow ~Jai

Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes.

We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.

Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.

Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.