Everybody, all politicians on Left and Right, agree that meritocracy is a great thing, and we should all be trying to make our societies really, really meritocratic. In other words -- what is a meritocratic society? A meritocratic society is one in which, if you've got talent and energy and skill, you will get to the top, nothing should hold you back. It's a beautiful idea.
現(xiàn)在，無論是左傾還是右傾的政治人物，都同意“功績主義”是個好事。我們應該盡力讓我們的社會崇尚“功績主義”，換句話說，一個崇尚“功績主義”的社會是什么樣的呢？一個崇尚功績主義的社會相信，如果你有才能、精力和技術，你就會飛黃騰達，沒有什么能阻止你，這是個美好的想法。
"Memory is a strange thing. It doesn't work like I thought it did. We are so bound by time, by its order."
Focus on what you're good at.
最好的尚未到來。
對認可的渴望，靈魂中的激情部分，是人性中最具政治性的部分。
The greatest gift you can give someone is your time.
我越努力工作，就越活得精彩。