The wrong way to look at your university life is to say it's like job training, unless you're going into something very specific.

It's good to have a brand that is consistent that people know about and trust. But it's also good to mix it up and adapt it, to polish it a bit and give it a new aspect. To not violate the reputation you've established but give it a new edge and veneer to show other aspects that people hadn't suspected.

One could draw up all different kinds of adversity depending on what your weakness is.

Be as fluid as water, do not give your enemies anything solid to atack

There's no more of an excuse for blaming other people or the world for at least not trying what you should be trying.

It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause by yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others — playing people against one another, making them pursue you.

All the most successful people nowadays who are truly successful and innovative in their field are not people motivated by money.