Shirley M. Tilghman is president emerita and professor of molecular biology at Princeton University.
Q. How do you define success?
A. I don't know how to define success, because it's so different for different circumstances. When I think about the contributions that Princeton graduates make in the world, when I say that we are preparing students to be leaders, I think it's just as important that a kindergarten teacher inspire a lifelong love of learning in his or her five-year-olds as it is to be president of the United States. I value both of those equally and I consider both of those successes.
I think success is you've injected meaning into your life. That famous deathbed moment where you look back and you say, “Did I leave the world a better place? Did I love deeply? Did I leave the world better in some way?” Without being at all specific about what that has to be. But did I make a difference?
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