Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources.

There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.

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.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable.

I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.

Whatever news we get about the scans, I’m not going to die when we hear it. I won’t die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I’m enjoying it.” I thought about that, and about Jai’s smile. I knew then. That’s the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.

We can't change it. We have to decide how we'll respond.