When you have people together who believe in something very strongly - whether it's religion or politics or unions - things happen.
Interpretation
Unity among passionate individuals can lead to significant change and action.
This quote emphasizes the power of collective belief and action, suggesting that when people come together with a shared conviction, they can create meaningful outcomes in various spheres, such as religion, politics, or social movements. It highlights the importance of solidarity and the impact that a unified group can have on driving change.
In practice
In a speech about community engagement, you might emphasize the importance of coming together with shared beliefs.
I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings.
I think one of the great, great problems...is confusing people to the point where they become immobile. In fact, the more things people can find out for themselves, the more vigor the organization is going to have.
In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
Our union represents a breaking away...represents sharing a power, represent questioning, represents a new force...however long it takes, we are geared for a struggle.
Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can happen. Yet in reality, the whole is often much less than the sum of the parts.
Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.
The speed of the fleet is not determined by the fastest vessel; rather it is determined by the slowest one.
A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.
There should be more women directing; I think there's just not the awareness that it's really possible.
When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.
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