One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it.

Not everything needs to be fixed

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.

Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.

When you're frustrated with people, when they've made you angry, it just may be because you haven't given them enough time.