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.

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

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do I make it better? It's the third part that people tend to forget. Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

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

Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you"....(Taken from a farewell video from a dying father to his infant daughter on dating)

When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.