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.

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

I understand the arguments about how the billions of dollars spent to put men on the moon could have been used to fight poverty and hunger on Earth. But, look, I'm a scientist who sees inspiration as the ultimate tool for doing good. When you use money to fight poverty, it can be of great value, but too often, you're working at the margins. When you're putting people on the moon, you're inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum of human potential, which is how our greatest problems will eventually be solved. Give yourself permission to dream.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

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

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.