The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.

I don't believe in the no-win scenario

We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.

I was trying to put myself in a bottle that would one day wash up on the beach for my children. If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.

Never make a decesion until you have to". He'd also warn me that even if I was in a position of strenght, whether at work or in a relationship, I had to play fair. "Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.