Opportunity does not need to be exactly equal. It needs only to exist. For the talented and motivated, … - William A. Henry III

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I just work - however people feel about it, I mean, at the end of the day, if I'm waiting for accolades, I could be waiting all my life, but I don't need that stuff to validate me. I just do what makes me happy.

William A. Henry III

Opportunity does not need to be exactly equal. It needs only to exist. For the talented and motivated, that will be enough. . . The vital thing is not to maximize everyone's performance, but to ensure maximal performance from the most talented, the ones who can make a difference.

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One's worth and self-regard ought to come from individual competitive performance, not from group identity. Pride based on clan or tribal connections is atavistic. It appeals to people who fear they cannot succeed as individuals, and by diverting their energies it all but ensures they will not succeed as individuals.

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Where a generation ago people felt entitled to a chance at education, they now feel entitled to the credential affirming that they have completed a course of study regardless of their actual mastery.

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Ultimately it is the yearning to believe that anyone can be brought up to college level that has brought colleges down to everyone's level.

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The dominant mood of contemporary American culture is the self-celebration of the peasantry.

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The fact is that some people are better than others - smarter, harder working, more learned, more productive, harder to replace.

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