There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.
这两者中间有着绝对的关联，一个告诉人们他们无所不能的社会，和缺乏自信有着绝对的关联。另一件好事也会带来坏影响的例子，还有一些其它原因造成我们对事业，对我们在世上的地位感到前所未有的焦虑，再一次地，它也和好的概念有关，这个好概念叫做“功绩主义”。
出自汉·桓宽《盐铁论·疾贪》。贪婪卑鄙的风气源自处于上位的统治者，而不在下层民众；对民众的教育、对国民素质的改良在于执政者的措施是否得当，而不在于人民自身的素质。
Curiosity is the engine of innovation.
没有财产的地方就没有不公正。
粮食安全的未来取决于我们跨国界适应和合作的能力。
