I'm not perfect, I don't claim to be, and I don't expect anyone to be.

我一直被一种声音所吸引，它既绝对权威，又绝对谦卑。

我们不能一直用老方法做事。世界已经改变，我们也必须改变。

The Romans would never have found time to conquer the world if they had been obliged first to learn Latin.

There's a real correlation between a society that tells people that they can do anything, and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious --about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice. And that nice thing is called meritocracy.