Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it.

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.

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

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.

The questions are always more important than the answers.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.