I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy.

All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great deal...

Don’t shrink your standards, link yourself with those who think and ink like you.

It is a pleasurable thing to earn the admiration of others, but it is a far better feeling to honestly admire thyself.

What qualifies your worthiness is your self-regard.

He wondered fleetingly how many people who sat alone for hours as they scribbled their stories practiced talking about their work during their coffee breaks….