To date, though, only seven in ten secondary schools have nominated even a single child. Last year all schools were told they must supply the names of their top 10%.

读写能力可能算不上一项不可剥夺的人权，但我们极有学问的开国元勋们并不觉得 它不合理，甚至达不到。从统计数字看，我们不仅没有在全国范围内达到人人都能读写的目标，而目离达到这个目标越来越远。尽管我不会简单到认为电视是造成这一局面的直接原因，我却相信它起了一定作用，是一个影响因素。

这一切至关重要且相互关联的因素共同决定一个人晚年生活的质量。

对于这些产品领导者，竞争的不是价格或顾客服务(尽管那些不容忽视)，而是产品的性能。

不幸的是，我们地球上高尚的野蛮人和未被玷污的地方越来越少，除了北极和南极，边疆地区已无处可觅。

在消费者中有组织的浪费是我们工业繁荣的先决条件。消费者将买来的东西越快扔 掉并购买新的，对生产者就越好。

美国唯一没有受到经济萧条影响的产业就是美容业。

Mr. Polgar thought any child could be a prodigy given the right teaching, an early start and enough practice.

Do you believe in innate ability? Why or why not?

And Scandinavia’s egalitarianism might work less well in places with more diverse populations and less competent teachers.

But in many other countries, opposition to the idea of singling out talent and grooming it runs deep.