If you’re going to have childhood dreams you should have great parents who let you pursue them and express your creativity

Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.

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

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.

You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.

Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!