I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.

I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.

We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

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

Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.