The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

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

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.

Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.

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.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.