“An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.”

“A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.”

“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. ”

“I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me. I wish every grad student had that attitude.”

“But I want her to grow up knowing that I was the first man ever to fall in love with her. I'd always thought the father/daughter thing was overstated. But I can tell you, sometimes, she looks at me and I just become a puddle.”

“When you see yourself doing something badly and nobody's bothering to tell you anymore, that's a bad place to be. 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.”

“The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.”