Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

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

My colleague told me: "It took a long time, but I finally figured it out. When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.

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.

If you’re going to have childhood dreams you should have great parents who let you pursue them and express your creativity

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.