Available Quote by Barack Obama

And where the rewards for merit are greatest, there are found the best citizens.

— Thucydides

If you want the best results in an organization, you must rely solely on merit.

— James Cook

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

— Nicola Sturgeon

The rich feel full of merit.

— Mason Cooley

You will always find that those are most apt to boast of national merit, who have little or not merit of their own to…

— Oliver Goldsmith

Any attempt to redress the inequities and injustices that plague our society has to start with the reality that we will never live in…

— Dawn Foster

Meritocracy is our social ideal, particularly among good liberals. Equality of opportunity, but not of outcome. Not evaluating people by their [outside] features, but…

— Chris Hayes

For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a…

— Alex Kapranos

“Meritocracy is a social arrangement like any other: it is a loose set of rules that can be adapted in order to obscure advantages,…

— Shamus Rahman Khan

Whether it's countries or companies, it's about putting the best person in the job who can unite people and create value.

— Angela Ahrendts

That the actual practice of meritocracy mostly involves a strenuous quest to avoid any kind of downward mobility, for oneself or for one's kids,…

— Ross Douthat

But the truth is the meritocracy is a lie. Those born into wealth and privilege will always be able to game the system for…

— Krystal Ball