If you want to change the world, you have to change the metaphor.
Joseph CampbellRead
In every school, community center, city hall, and state capitol, there are women who are making their voices heard and standing up for the people they serve - women who aren't just demanding change but finding ways to create it. They are making an impact, and along the way, they're inspiring others to do the same.
Interpretation
Women are actively advocating for change and motivating others to join their efforts.
This quote by Amy Klobuchar emphasizes the vital role women play in leadership and community activism. It highlights their commitment to driving change, not just by voicing their demands but by taking actionable steps to create a tangible impact. Through their efforts, they not only foster transformation within their communities but also inspire others to participate in the movement for change.
In practice
In a speech about community leadership at a local event.
If you want to change the world, you have to change the metaphor.
We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes - and we must.
I remember back in the 1960s - late '50s, really - reading a comic book called 'Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Story.' Fourteen pages. It sold for 10 cents. And this little book inspired me to attend non-violence workshops, to study about Gandhi, about Thoreau, to study Martin Luther King, Jr., to study civil disobedience.
You can always change you plan, but only if you have one.
I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.
Only the fairy tale equates changelessness with happiness...Permanence means paralysis and death. Only, in movement, with all its pain, is life.
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