Europe and the world are waiting for us to defend the spirit of the enlightenment everywhere.
Emmanuel MacronRead
Believe in individual initiatives, in courage, in risk.
Interpretation
This quote encourages belief in personal bravery and the willingness to take risks for progress.
Emmanuel Macron's quote highlights the significance of individual efforts and the courage required to undertake risks in order to achieve meaningful change. It suggests that personal initiatives and boldness can lead to important advancements, urging people to trust in their abilities to make a difference.
In practice
In a motivational speech to young entrepreneurs, this quote can inspire them to pursue their ideas fearlessly.
Europe and the world are waiting for us to defend the spirit of the enlightenment everywhere.
A romantic or classical view of the French approach would have been to say, 'It's a French company; let no one attack it. Let's block any merger. But the reality is Alcatel-Lucent is not a French company; it's a global company. Its main markets are China and the U.S. Its ownership is foreign; most of its managers aren't French.
Popularity isn't my compass. Unless it can help one to act, to be understood... that's what counts.
Our mission... it will be difficult, it will take time, it will be demanding for all men and women... will be to act in such a way that French people of the Muslim faith are always more proud of being French than of being Muslim.
I will defend Europe; it is our civilisation which is at stake... I will work to rebuild ties between Europe and its citizens.
Brexit is the other face of the refugee crisis - tensions that lead to stasis, external risks that lead to asymmetric shocks.
Believe and you're halfway there.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
My drive to put myself on the line comes from boredom. From that feeling when you go to bed and think, 'What did I do today?' It doesn't have to be something monumental, just a feeling that you really tried to look at something, or look into something.
You don't have to settle for the status quo, for being good enough, for getting by, for working all night.
God planted a dream in your heart for a reason. No one else can dream it for you. No one else will accomplish it for you.
Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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