"If you want to tell your children they can be anything they want, you can't end up with a perfectly egalitarian society as a result." There are no people in t

"If you want to tell your children they can be anything they want, you can't end up with a perfectly egalitarian society as a result." There are no people in the world who can do anything in the world. Even if your child had all of the intelligence, physical ability, drive, and opportunity possible, he or she would never have a choice between being a jockey and a basketball player. So, no matter how much of a meritocracy we have, you will be lying when you tell your child, "You can be whatever you want."