When I went to San Francisco in that cold late spring of 1967, I did not even know what I wanted to find out, and so I just stayed around a while and made a few friends.
Joan DidionRead
We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.
Interpretation
We need each other to achieve our full potential and overcome challenges.
This quote illustrates the idea that while we may possess unique qualities and strengths, true fulfillment and success come from our connections with others. The metaphor of angels with one wing emphasizes that collaboration and support from one another are essential for us to soar to our highest possibilities in life.
In practice
During a speech about teamwork, you might quote this to emphasize the importance of collaboration.
When I went to San Francisco in that cold late spring of 1967, I did not even know what I wanted to find out, and so I just stayed around a while and made a few friends.
We fought in 1974 - that was a long time ago. After 1981, we became the best of friends. By 1984, we loved each other. I am not closer to anyone else in this life than I am to Muhammad Ali. Why? We were forged by that first fight in Zaire, and our lives are indelibly linked by memories and photographs, as young men and old men.
Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.
Loving friendships provide us with a space to experience the joy of community in a relationship where we learn to process all our issues, to cope with differences and conflict while staying connected.
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
Friendship exhibits a glorious "nearness by resemblance" to Heaven itself where the very multitude of the blessed (which no man can number) increases the fruition which each has of God. For every soul, seeing Him in her own way, doubtless communicates that unique vision to all the rest. That, says an old author, is why the Seraphim in Isaiah's vision are crying "Holy, Holy, Holy" to one another (Isaiah VI, 3). The more we thus share the Heavenly Bread between us, the more we shall all have.
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