Is there any relief from some of thesepressures that I've been outlining? I think there is. I just want to turn to afew of them. Let's take meritocracy. This idea that everybody deserves to getwhere they get to, I think it's a crazy idea, completely crazy. I will support any politician of Left and Right, with any halfway-decent meritocratic idea; I am a meritocrat in that sense. But I think it's insane to believe that we will ever make a society that is genuinely meritocratic; it's an impossible dream.

Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.

Leadership means making tough decisions today that will benefit generations tomorrow.

The same principles that at first lead to skepticism pursued to a certain point ends in religion.

帮我做出重大决定的最好工具，就是知道自己快死了。

Innovation is not just about creating new products; it's about rethinking how we use resources to make a lasting impact.