Humility

Success is not an entitlement. It has to be earned every day through the lens of humility.

You'll find your way. I did, and have more or less lived to tell the tale, and I sincerely doubt I was half as clever or talented or prepared as you are today.

Put yourself in the shoes of the less fortunate and have empathy.

Nobody knows what they're doing. Nobody does. Everyone's winging it out there. Some people are just better at pretending to be confident.

It has always been doubt, not certainty, the constant questioning and testing of cherished assumptions, that has moved us closer to a humane and just world.

The real danger is all that smoke that's been blown up your graduation gowns about how freaking smart you are. Well, you are that smart, but don't believe the hype.

Today is not the day you switch from receive to transmit. Once you do that, your education is over. And your education should never be over.

Our greatness has never, ever come from sitting back and feeling entitled to what we have. It's never come from folks who climb the ladder of success, or who happen to be born near the top and then pull that ladder up after themselves. No, our greatness has always come from people who expect nothing and take nothing for granted.

You must be weak before the world, because love and listening weaken you. They make you vulnerable. They break you open.

The stumbler doesn't build her life by being better than others, but by being better than she used to be.

Always ask the turtle.

It is okay to encourage others to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. But if you do, just remember that some people have no boots.