He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.
He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.
Look for the best in everybody
The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.
I don't believe in the no-win scenario
Look, I'm going to find a way to be happy, and I'd really love to be happy with you, but if I can't be happy with you, then I'll find a way to be happy without you.
The questions are always more important than the answers.
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 feel happy to be here.
Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.
There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.
A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.
I've never understood pity and self-pity as an emotion. We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.
Most people who have told a lie think they got away with it … when in fact, they didn't
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.
A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.
If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.
Not everything needs to be fixed.
Though I am not a fan of TV - it's mankind's greatest time-waster, the gift was completely appropriate, since I'll be in bed so much at the end. TV will be one of my last links to the outside world.
An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.
If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we'd all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.
One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.
Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.
And even though I did not reach the NFL, I sometimes think I got more from persuing that dream, and not accomplishing it, then I did from many of the ones I did accomplish.
If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.
People are more important than things.
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 you are not more interesting than lunch.
Anybody out there who is a parent, if your kids want to paint their bedrooms,as a favor to me, let them do it. It'll be OK.
If you can find your footing between two cultures, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds.
People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.
We can't change it. We have to decide how we'll respond.
Because you're such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they're going to use you as a salesman. If you're going to be a salesman, you might as well be selling something worthwhile, like education
It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.
Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.
We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.
Complaining does not work as a strategy.
It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.
Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.
What is the most appropriate thing to say to a friend who was about to die. He answered:"tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Whenever he goes, you also g. He will not be alone".
Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources.
It's not about the cards you're dealt, but how you play the hand.
Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.
When we make something hard to use, people get upset. They become so angry that they want to destroy it. We don't want to create things that people will want to destroy
Find the best in everybody. Just keep waiting no matter how long it takes. No one is all evil. Everybody has a good side, just keep waiting, it will come out.
It's not helpful if we spend every day dreading tomorrow ~Jai
The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.
When we're connected to others, we become better people.
Focus on other people, not on yourself.
It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward.
The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show us how badly we want something.
When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore that means they've given up on you…you may not want to hear it but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you and want to make you better.
Getting people to welcome feedback was the hardest thing I ever had to do as an educator.
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