We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.

Anybody out there who is a parent, if your kids want to paint their bedrooms,as a favor to me, let them do it. It'll be OK.

Not everything needs to be fixed

People are more important than things.

Remember how quickly our field [computer science] changes. That's why you want to focus on learning things that don't change: how to work well with other people, how to carefully assess a client's real - as opposed to perceived - needs, and things like that.

The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.

If I was able to tell my story with the passion I felt, my lecture might help others find a path to fulfilling their own dreams.