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

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

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.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.

It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.