America Quote by Joel Klein

In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.

— Rand Paul

Where we can compete on merit, we do very well.

— Anonymous

Innovation and meritocracy was what America was based on.

— Shiva Ayyadurai

The single most important factor in determining America's success in the 21st century will be maintaining our ability to be an innovative and creative…

— Ron Kind

America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more respect for success and more contempt for failure.

— Toby Young

Our philosophy is to attract top talent and incentivise them to succeed. We have some of the top talent in the entire industry.

— Vivek Ramaswamy

Americans have always excelled through hard work, innovation, and an ability to find solutions that makes us unique among nations.

— Dan Quayle

We cling to the idea that success is a simple function of individual merit and that the world in which we all grow up…

— Malcolm Gladwell

In the long run, competition makes us better... it drives innovation.

— Dennis Muilenburg

America is successful because of the hard work and creativity and enterprise of our people.

— George W. Bush

By welcoming eager, talented workers, we expand America's potential for growth, and our competitive culture of invention and possibility.

— Ron Conway

“When one individual succeeds, their success generates a ripple effect, creating jobs, sharing cultural enrichment, and fostering innovation.”

— Hagir Elsheikh