Miss Rumphius, by Barbara Cooney.

Don’t try to find your passion. Instead master some skill, interest, or knowledge that others find valuable. It almost doesn’t matter what it is at the start. You don’t have to love it, you just have to be the best at it. Once you master it, you’ll be rewarded with new opportunities that will allow you to move away from tasks you dislike and toward

“Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack.”—George S. Patton

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system.”—John Gall

8. What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore?

“Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course correct as you go.”—Barry Diller

Jesse gained international attention for his 2016 BET Humanitarian Award acceptance speech.

An Invitation to the Great Game: A Parable of Love, Magic, and Everyday Miracles, in which I articulate my three guiding rules of life.

Nine Stories by Salinger.