The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn.

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

Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting.

I’d compare college tuition to paying for a personal trainer at an athletic club. We professors play the roles of trainers, giving people access to the equipment (books, labs, our expertise) and after that, it is our job to be demanding.

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

When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.

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