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

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.

There's a limit to how many times you can read how great you are and what an inspiration you are, but I'm not there yet.

Find your passion and follow it. You wont find that passion in things or money. Your passion must come from what fuels you from the inside. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes.

I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long term.

Well, you can’t have just some of me, Jai,” I told her. “You appreciate the part of me that didn’t get angry because two ‘things’ we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you don’t repair things if they still do what they’re supposed to do. The cars still work. Let’s just drive ’em.

No job should, be beneath us. And if you can't(or won't) sort mail, Where is the proof that you can do anything?