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I'm a professor. I know that people in research labs can do miraculous things if they're given the resources.
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If I don't seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry to disappoint you.
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Educators shouldn't be afraid of cliches. You know why? Because kids don't know most of them! They're a new audience. And they're inspired by cliches.
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If your kids want to paint their bedrooms, as a favor to me, let 'em do it.
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General Advice: Never break a promise, but re-negotiate them if need be. If you haven’t got time to do it right, you don’t have time to do it wrong. Recognize that most things are pass/fail. Feedback loops: ask in confidence.
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Get a feedback loop and listen to it. … When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.
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A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.'
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Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
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Fuel your kids' dreams. Sometimes, that means letting them stay up past their bedtimes.
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Be good at something. It makes you valuable.
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When you do the right thing, good stuff has a way of happening.
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There's nothing about my life that I would have changed.
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Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom.
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Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.
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Having been selected to be an author in the World Book, I now believe that Wikipedia is a perfectly fine source for your information, because I know what the quality control is for real encyclopedias - they let me in.
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You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.
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I'm not going to beat the cancer. I tried really hard... but sometimes you're just not going to beat the thing... I wanted to walk off the stage and say anything I thought was important; I had my hour.
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It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit...and keep moving forward.'
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The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably be physically uncomfortable, and it won't be an easy thing for my wife and kids to watch. I think it will be a real challenge to see if I can squeeze the lemons hard enough to still get lemonade the last few weeks.
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Work hard. I got tenure a year early. Junior faculty members used to say to me: 'Wow, what's your secret?' I said: 'It's pretty simple. Call me any Friday night in my office at 10 o'clock, and I'll tell you.'
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And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.
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Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.'
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Turn money into time – especially important for people with kids.
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When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.'
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