somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do

It's easy to be smart when you are parodying smart people.

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.

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 know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here.

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you