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We all want merit to mean something, and we all may be tempted to reduce that meaning to something measurable and concrete like an SAT score. The reality, though, is that who deserves entry into an institution depends on what the institution exists to do.

The bottom line is that any business should be a meritocracy. The best and brightest. Period.

Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.

America is a meritocracy.

Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.

The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.

I'm much more comfortable in a meritocracy and in reward for good work as opposed to a political environment, where I feel like all of that can be confused.

I am a believer in people succeeding on merit.

You don't need to know someone personally to be able to discern whether their work is high quality or not. The idea of a meritocracy is that it's what they do, not who they are.