Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.

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

Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded

One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.

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.

if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.