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.

I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.

if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.

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

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.