Rankings don’t lie, regardless of the era

When a degree no longer carries real weight, the only way to earn recognition is through results.

Life is like sailing upstream: if you don’t paddle, you’ll be swept downstream; even if you do paddle but not fast enough—your speed slower than the current—you’ll still be carried away.

You can choose to stop trying and just let it be. Fine—but then your descendants will pay the price. Every challenge you face, they’ll have to face all over again.