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

We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.

Don’t complain; just work harder.

Never make a decesion until you have to". He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strenght, whether at work or in a relationship, I had to play fair. "Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.