“Cosmic humor, especially about your own predicament, is an important part of your journey.”

“Your life is your story and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential”

“There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own.”

“Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else's. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody else's journey and still be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your uniqueness in this way?”

“Starting each day with a positive mindset is the most important step of your journey to discovering opportunity.”

“I hope humor is a part of your life, too.  It takes a positive attitude and a strong desire to enjoy life to see the humor around us, but having a little laughter sprinkled throughout your day is a great way to live.”

“Your humor is your compass and your shield. You can hone it into a weapon or you can pull its strands out to make your very own cotton-candy blanket. You can’t exist on a diet of humor alone, but you can’t exist on a diet without it, either.”

“Finally, learn something about the history of science, or at a minimum the history of your own branch of science. The least important reason for this is that the history may actually be of some use to you in your own scientific work.”

“You can never know about about your own destiny: are the people you meet there to play a part on your oun destiny, or do you exist just to play a role in theirs?”

“The sea is an emptiness where you see only your own reflection, with a lot of time to think about what's important.”