You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.

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

Never lose the child-like wonder. It’s just too important. It’s what drives us. Help others.

I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long term.

Call home at least once a week. It's a proven fact that we call home less the older we get. And that's wrong. It should be the other way around. As we get older, our parents get older.

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.