We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.

Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.

The size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.

We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!

I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding.