People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

until you got ice cream spilled on you, you’re not doing field work

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.

We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.

Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.

We can't change it. We have to decide how we'll respond.

I understand the arguments about how the billions of dollars spent to put men on the moon could have been used to fight poverty and hunger on Earth. But, look, I'm a scientist who sees inspiration as the ultimate tool for doing good. When you use money to fight poverty, it can be of great value, but too often, you're working at the margins. When you're putting people on the moon, you're inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum of human potential, which is how our greatest problems will eventually be solved. Give yourself permission to dream.