人往往将现况归咎于环境因素,但我不相信环境因素这回事。那些出类拔萃的人会去找些他们要的环境因素,如果找不到,他们会去创造他们要的环境因素。
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
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.
我认为生活中最重要的事情就是敢于梦想。
除非我们接受它,否则我们无法改变任何事物。