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

It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.

Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.

Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I feel badly that I hurt you. 3) How do I make this better?

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.

We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.

Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.