Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.

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.

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.

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded

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