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.

He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.

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

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.

To be cliché, death is a part of life and it's going to happen to all of us. I have the blessing of getting a little bit of advance notice and I am able to optimize my use of time down the home stretch.

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.

To-Do lists help us break life into small steps.