Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

I'm a professor - there should be some lessons learned - and how you can use the stuff you hear today to enable your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older you may find that enabling-the-dreams-of-others thing is even more fun.

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.

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

You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?

Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish.