“What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on? ”

“‎"What does it mean if you tried to get somewhere, and you didn't?" "Like what?" "Like if you were trying to get somewhere, but you couldn't find it? Does that mean something bad?" "No. It doesn't mean something bad. It just means you have a second chance to do it. And two chances is always better than just one.”

“If you do what everyone else does, you will get what everyone else gets.”

“And I think that the ultimate way you and I get lucky is if you have some success early in life, you get to find out early it doesn't mean anything. Which means you get to start early the work of figuring out what does mean something -- David Foster Wallace”

“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.”

“If you always do what you've done before, you will always get what you had, not more...”