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I'm dying, and I'm having fun.
Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.
I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
I have never thought of writing as hard work, but I have worked hard to find a voice.
We need to make sure our students are exerting themselves. We need to praise them when they deserve it and to tell them honestly when they have it in them to work harder.
Be good at something. It makes you valuable.
You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.
When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.
Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you
Tradition, history and respect; that kind of qualities I admire, that I want to see preserved. Time is the only commodity that matters. Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well; managing your time well makes you successful. Goals, Priorities, and Planning. Why am I doing this? What is the goal? Why will I succeed? What happen if I chose not to do it? 'Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement'.
Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.
We don't beat the Reaper by living longer. We beat the Reaper by living well.
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.
Time is the only commodity that matters.
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.
Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.
The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.
Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.
Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.
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