If you don't live in your strengths, you'll die in your weaknesses. Do first and most what you're good at, and bring others along who are good at your weaknesses.

Life is not "either or," it's "both and"

If you can't change the status quo, make the status quo, change.

Great leaders remove obstacles-including themselves.

It is home. The Twin Cities are home and [Ames] is home. It’s definitely always a place that’s going to be very special to me.

When no one is selfless in a relationship, there is war. When one is selfless, there is peace. When both are selfless, there is joy.

You'll never be great at anything you're not passionate about.