有些人是不能开玩笑的，尽管他们有可笑的地方。

现在，无论是左倾还是右倾的政治人物，都同意“功绩主义”是个好事。我们应该尽力让我们的社会崇尚“功绩主义”，换句话说，一个崇尚“功绩主义”的社会是什么样的呢？一个崇尚功绩主义的社会相信，如果你有才能、精力和技术，你就会飞黄腾达，没有什么能阻止你，这是个美好的想法。

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.

阿兰·德波顿

人支配习惯，而不是习惯支配人。

奥斯特洛夫斯基

There is only one thing worse than injustice, and that is justice without her sword in her hand. When right is not might it is evil.

比不正义更糟糕的只有一件事，那就是正义女神的手上没有持剑。当权力少了力量，那就是罪恶。

奥斯卡·王尔德

一个人如果吃不好，就无法好好思考、好好去爱、好好休息。

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫

The present is the key to the past, but the past may also hold the key to the future.

现在是过去的钥匙，但过去也可能掌握着未来的钥匙。

亚瑟·霍姆斯