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.

我们生来孤独，活着孤独，死去孤独。尽管有那些浪漫杂志的渲染，终有一天我们会回顾一生，发现尽管有人相伴，我们始终孤独。

The market is an example of a spontaneous order: a system which is the product of human action but not of human design.

自然界的铁律是：你得到你所奖励的。如果你想让蚂蚁来，你就在地板上撒糖。

没有自由的安全，叫做监狱。