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What counsel would you give your twenty-year-old self — and what should they ignore?
Fei-Fei Li

Professor of computer science at Stanford University; creator of ImageNet

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Scientists are people who are curious and want to pursue knowledge and pursue truth, and this still remains the most timeless and priceless value of a scientific career. My advice to an early-career scientist is to remain true to your passion and curiosity and that sense of mission to discover knowledge and uncover innovation. It's also very important to be using the tools of the moment, of the century. There are a lot of new tools to uplevel our own scientific research and scientific quest.

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Sensitivity. Be sensitive in every way possible about everything in life. Be sensitive. Insensitivity brings indifference and nothing is worse than indifference. Indifference makes that person dead before the person dies.
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Getting rich slow isn't actually slower. It's slower in year one, but it might be faster in year seven.
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Fearlessness means taking the first step, even if you don't know where it will take you. It means being driven by a higher purpose rather than by applause.”
Recorded Duke University Commencement, Duke Today, 13 May 2018 source ↗

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