Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.
Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.
Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.
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.
If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.
Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.