I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me. I wish every grad student had that attitude.

Time must be explicitly managed, like money.

Because you’re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they’re going to use you as a salesman. If you’re going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education

Look for the best in everybody

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.

I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long term.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.