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There’s a formality in academia that can’t be ignored, even if a man is busy with other things, like trying not to die.
really do see myself as a guy who had this incredible leg up in life because I had a mother and a father who got so many things right.
kids— more than anything else—need to know their parents love them.
Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.
“When you’re screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they’ve given up on you.”
A friend once asked me: “What kind of woman do you think would be impressed if you brought her back to this place?” I replied: “The right kind.”
Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something.
Not everything needs to be fixed.
“Live in the moment.”
“It doesn’t matter how well you polish the underside of the banister.”
You can always change your plan, but only if you have one.
It’s not a real vacation if you’re reading email or calling in for messages.
work colleagues need to be like a family of sorts.
Fuel your kids’ dreams, too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes.
EXPERIENCE IS what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.
The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.
IF I could only give three words of advice, they would be “tell the truth.”
you may not ask one-word questions.
