I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Half of being smart is knowing what you are dumb about.

Not being afraid to be wrong - I had to learn how to do that.

A degree is an asset, but it doesn't mean anything by itself. It's just another asset. So is being persuasive, having good personality, being smart.

It was clear to me that if I could get through Princeton at the top of my class, I could do anything in the world.

I liked working with smart people.