Whatever news we get about the scans, I’m not going to die when we hear it. I won’t die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I’m enjoying it.” I thought about that, and about Jai’s smile. I knew then. That’s the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.

The great thing about working out at a gym is that if you put in effort, you get very obvious results. The same should be true of college. A professor’s job is to teach students how to see their minds growing in the same way they can see their muscles grow when they look in a mirror.

You will need to find your passion. Don't give up on finding it because then all you're doing is waiting for the Reaper.

When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time.

You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

No job should, be beneath us. And if you can't(or won't) sort mail, Where is the proof that you can do anything?