One way to work the system is to work the system. The other way is to refuse to work it.
More and more people now have jobs that require them to confront the risk of appearing stupid on a regular basis.
Your history of work is as important as the work you'll do tomorrow.
Everyone picks the best one when given a choice.
Your biggest failure is the thing you dreamed of contributing but didn't find the guts to do.
No one is as smart as all of us.