I want to leave something behind. A blueprint. A work ethic. Something that my great-grandkids and their kids and their kids can see: This is where it started. Lineage. Intergenerational wealth. Things that are here forever. All that.
Interpretation
This quote expresses the desire to create a lasting legacy for future generations through hard work and values.
Michael B. Jordan emphasizes the importance of building a legacy that can be passed down through generations. He believes in establishing foundational principles, such as a strong work ethic and a clear path for future descendants to follow. This lineage of values and achievements not only serves as a source of pride but also contributes to lasting intergenerational wealth, ensuring that the efforts of one generation benefit those that come after.
In practice
During a graduation speech, one could use this quote to inspire students to think about their future impact.
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that role, and you don't, and it's a letdown, a disappointment. So you tell yourself to just do the work and disconnect, because you have no control over the outcome.
I came to the realization that I can also satisfy my creative side by giving somebody else a chance. I don't have to be in front of the camera for every project.
I think history repeats itself. There's a constant conversation between the oppressed and the oppressor. No matter what your field is, whether it's gender equality, the Time's Up movement, or diversity casting, it's always going to be a back-and-forth battle.
Don't be misled into believing that somehow the world owes you a living. The boy who believes that his parents, or the government, or any one else owes him his livelihood and that he can collect it without labor will wake up one day and find himself working for another boy who did not have that belief and, therefore, earned the right to have others work for him.
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.
I've done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price - which has been the case most of the time.
People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.
I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National.
The culture precedes positive results. It doesn't get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they're champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.
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