The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

Complaining does not work as a strategy.

You will need to find your passion. Don't give up on finding it because then all you're doing is waiting for the Reaper.

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

Throughout my academic career, I'd given some pretty good talks. But being considered the best speaker in the computer science department is like being known as the tallest of the Seven Dwarfs.

Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.