New Delhi, June 10 -- "You have almost no chance to succeed, even in a meritocracy, if you don't have access to good schools or health insurance, cannot afford nutritious meals, fear for your physical safety, or lack broadband connectivity or devices for doing homework or participating in the economy," - Michael Dell

The quote states that success depends not only on talent and effort but also on access to education, health, safety, technology and opportunity.

Michael Dell wrote this in his 2021 memoir, Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader, where he critiques the idea of meritocracy by pointing out structural barriers such as education, healthcare, nutrition, safety and digital access. It is attributed to his reflect...