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.
你不是靠标新立异获得成功。你是靠保持沉默和小心翼翼地侧身而行。
全球化帮助一些国家减少了贫困，但也加剧了国家内部和国家之间的不平等。
"We are still in the early days of understanding how to build truly intelligent systems."
可持续性不是一种趋势，而是我们对后代的责任。