No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

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.

Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn’t

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

Call home at least once a week. It's a proven fact that we call home less the older we get. And that's wrong. It should be the other way around. As we get older, our parents get older.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.