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.

时间就是金钱，不要浪费它。

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

A writer’s life is a life of interruptions.

It is remarkable that a science which began with the consideration of games of chance should have become the most important object of human knowledge.

书籍是反映我们挣扎的镜子。