Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

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.

Show gratitude. Gratitude is a simple but powerful thing.

The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.

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

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.

It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not.