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.

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.

Call home at least once a week. It's a proven fact that we call home less the older we get. And that's wrong. It should be the other way around. As we get older, our parents get older.

Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.

One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.