Lectures should go from being like the family singing around the piano to high-quality concerts.
Students deserve great teachers. And teachers deserve the support they need to become great.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
'I don't know' has become 'I don't know yet'.
We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.
If you think you're a really good programmer... read Knuth's Art of Computer Programming... You should definitely send me a resume if you can read the whole thing.
I feel pretty stupid that I don't know any foreign languages. I wish I knew French or Arabic or Chinese.
If you're smart, you often want a feedback loop so you know if what you've done is... is right.
Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.
If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.
