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.

It's interesting, the secrets you decide to reveal at the end of your life.

If you have a question, then find the answer.

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.

The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

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.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.