The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.
问题是，如果你打从心里相信，那些在社会顶层的人都是精英，同时你也暗示着，以一种残忍的方法，相信那些在社会底层的人，天生就该在社会底层，换句话说，你在社会的地位不是偶然，而都是你配得的，这种想法让失败变得更残忍。
The most significant threat to liberal democracy comes from within, from the decay of institutions and the loss of trust in them.
"In every character, there is a part of the actor's own life, a reflection of their own experiences."
When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students.
当教授坚持说计算机科学是X但不是Y时，请对他的研究生抱有同情心。
比光速更快的问题在于你只能生活在黑暗中。
经济学不仅仅是预测行为，更是塑造行为。
道德的基础是对他人的同情。