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

Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other way to play it.

I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.

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

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me. I wish every grad student had that attitude.

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?