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.

"To be a human being means to possess a sense of guilt."

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

如果退一步能进两步，我绝不害怕后退。

每个音符都必须有意义。

每一片森林都始于一颗种子，就像每一个伟大的事业。