For Hamlet, greatness means willingness to fight for reasons as thin as an eggshell: anyone would fight for things that matter; true heroes take their personal honor so seriously they will fight for things that donโt matter.
Peter ThielThe college kids should think hard about what they're doing. If you have a great idea for a company, there's no right time to start it, and it's often better to start it sooner rather than later. I went to Stanford undergrad and Stanford Law School, and if I had to do it over again, I might still do those things, but I wish I had asked the type of questions like, why I was doing it, was it just for the status and prestige, or was it because I was really interested in the substance of it.
Peter ThielEvery universityโฆseem[s] to reassure you that โit doesnโt matter what you do, as long as you do it well.โ That is completely false. It does matter what you do. You should focus relentlessly at something youโre good at doing, but before that you must think hard about whether it will be valuable in the future.
Peter Thiel