The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures..

One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback..

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop ….

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better.

Never underestimate the importance of having fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day because there's no other w….

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They are there to stop the other people!.

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

Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward..

Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want.

To be cliché, death is a part of life and it's going to happen to all of us. I have the blessing of getting a little bit of advance notice and I am a….

Get a feedback loop and listen to it... When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it..

Well, you can’t have just some of me, Jai,” I told her. “You appreciate the part of me that didn’t get angry because two ‘things’ we own got hurt. Bu….

You will not find your passion in things and you will not find your passion in money. The more things and the more money you have, the more you will ….

I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone f….

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. I….

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're scre….

He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist..

Sometimes all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true..

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you..

Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but ….

Advice is very easy to give, and even easier not to follow, so I don't fool with it..