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

I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

My colleague told me: "It took a long time, but I finally figured it out. When it comes to men who are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.