现在,无论是左倾还是右倾的政治人物,都同意“功绩主义”是个好事。我们应该尽力让我们的社会崇尚“功绩主义”,换句话说,一个崇尚“功绩主义”的社会是什么样的呢?一个崇尚功绩主义的社会相信,如果你有才能、精力和技术,你就会飞黄腾达,没有什么能阻止你,这是个美好的想法。
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.
领导力不是发号施令,而是激励他人成就伟大。
最危险的监狱是我们建在脑海中的那些。
译文:凡是说祸福,是靠自己求来的,就是圣贤之言。若是说祸福,是靠上天决定的,就是庸俗之言。
我认为生活中最重要的事情是做你自己,做真实的自己。
身体是伤痕的风景,每一道伤痕都是一个故事、一段记忆、一堂课。
——《民族主义第一讲》
我不追随潮流,我创造潮流。
"I don't think of myself as a female filmmaker. I think of myself as a filmmaker."