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.

Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

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

Follow your passions, believe in karma, and you won't have to chase your dreams, they will come to you.