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

Tradition, history and respect; that kind of qualities I admire, that I want to see preserved. Time is the only commodity that matters. Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well; managing your time well makes you successful. Goals, Priorities, and Planning. Why am I doing this? What is the goal? Why will I succeed? What happen if I chose not to do it? 'Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement'.

I'm a professor - there should be some lessons learned - and how you can use the stuff you hear today to enable your dreams or enable the dreams of others. And as you get older you may find that enabling-the-dreams-of-others thing is even more fun.

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

We keep what is valuable to us, what we cherish.

You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.

Never make a decision until you have to.