Brick walls are there for reason. And once you get over them-- even if someone has practically had to throw you over-- it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.

When there’s an elephant in the room introduce him.

We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

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.

Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.