If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?

I also think my dad would be reminding me that kids — more than anything else — need to know their parents love them. Their parents don't have to be alive for that to happen.

Because you’re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they’re going to use you as a salesman. If you’re going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education

I'm sorry. It's my fault. How do I make it right?

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me. I wish every grad student had that attitude.