“If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.”

“Morale and attitude are fundamentals to success.”

“He peered up the ladder. In his young imagination, it must have reached the clouds. ”

“Before you can be effective in communication with ANYONE else, you must know who YOU are. It begins with you. Believe me when I say, I don't need anyone's approval in this classroom ... I'm great company for myself. Me, myself, and I ... we laugh a lot. (Said on the first week of class each phase, somewhat rewording each time, but the gist is always there).”

“Untuk menjadi penulis berhasil, menulislah setiap hari entah kau menginginkannya atau tidak.”

“The paper was stiff. In red ink were the words HYENAS & TWIN TOWERS, and a game plan that called for the other team's good player to be triple-teamed while the two remaining defenders stayed under the basket, one on each block, to rebound the misses of the other team's bad players.”

“The straight path must sometimes be crooked. ”