Comedy is the ultimate meritocracy: if you're good at it, you'll have success. — Tom Rosenthal Copy Share Image
The military is a meritocracy. It's an up or out. It's shaped like a pyramid. — Tanya Biank Copy Share Image
One of the best things about being an actor is that it's a meritocracy. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
You need to mesh the voices of people with expertise and meritocracy. — N. R. Narayana Murthy Copy Share Image
It's not a meritocracy until everyone starts with the same opportunities, is it? — Laura Wade Copy Share Image
“If someone's deeds lower his position, his pedigree cannot elevate it.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The web is a meritocracy, where passion and persistence are what place us in positions of influence.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
This argument has been codified in the twentieth century as meritocracy, in which those on top in the process of capitalist accumulation… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
We don't have to sit by and watch our meritocracy be replaced by a permanent aristocracy, and our democracy be undermined by… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Politics is a pure meritocracy. That's why Gordon Brown's cabinet had two brothers and a married couple in it. They just happened… — Victoria Coren Mitchell Copy Share Image
You can't have a competitive, egalitarian meritocracy if only some of your citizens have the opportunity for a good education. — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
One of our main objectives is to restore meritocracy within research and academia, where cronyism is also widespread. We also want to… — Beppe Grillo Copy Share Image
“Recognize that having an effective idea meritocracy requires that you understand the merit of each person’s ideas.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I recognize that Hollywood is not about seniority. Often it's not even a meritocracy. It's about what you did yesterday. You have… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
As Americans, I think we really believe that with the meritocracy that exists in our country, the equality of opportunity is so… — Kenneth C. Griffin Copy Share Image
When it comes to meritocracy and diversity, the symbolic is real. And that means that simple actions that reduce bias, such as… — Eric Ries Copy Share Image
Yes, the United States is still the great meritocracy it's always been; but now, if you aren't brilliant or beautiful or both,… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
One of the things that is great about this country is that we're a meritocracy. Aspirational, hard-working people who want to come… — Priti Patel Copy Share Image
Every day life isn't fair despite us all wanting it to be fair. F1 isn't fair. It's a meritocracy based on not… — David Coulthard Copy Share Image
That the actual practice of meritocracy mostly involves a strenuous quest to avoid any kind of downward mobility, for oneself or for… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
Comedians have varying levels of training. It can range from classically trained actors (like Robin Williams) to people who took comedy classes… — Ted Alexandro Copy Share Image
“The basic move of liberalism is to replace the social centre (normal people) with the margin (foreigners, minorities, deviants) forever. The stack… — Mike Maxwell Copy Share Image
“The key to entering into the Divine Exchange is never our worthiness but always God’s graciousness. Any attempt to measure or increase… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“Here, dear reader, you must summon patient compassion. Try to imagine the hardships of a military officer triply burdened by close relationships… — Chris Bray Copy Share Image
It seems to me that obliviousness about white advantage, like obliviousness about male advantage, is kept strongly inculturated in the United States… — Peggy McIntosh Copy Share Image
And look, we have young people in this country who are thirty years old living with their parents. We have young people… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
We believe that there is no greater power in the world than the force of a great idea. We believe that people… — John A. Byrne Copy Share Image
“The first commendment of hte post 1970s meritocracy can be sumed up as follows: "Thou shall provide equality of opportunity to all,… — Christopher Hayes Copy Share Image
“We simply cannot engage with either the ills or promises of society if we continue to turn a blind eye to the… — Angel Kyodo Williams Copy Share Image
