I do feel strongly that string theory is our best hope for making progress at unifying gravity and quantum mechanics.
My best teachers were not the ones who knew all the answers, but those who were deeply excited by questions they couldn't answer.
I love playing away games; it's one of my favorite things to do. You go to a packed stadium with crazy fans, and they're all yelling and screaming at you. The best thing, in my opinion, is to hear quiet in a full opposing stadium.