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

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.

if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.

We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.

I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.