One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
Alan MooreRead
It's early days. A few skeletons are bound to keep jumping out of the closet.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Change is often accompanied by surprises and challenges that need to be addressed.
Alan Moore's quote highlights that in the early stages of any change or new endeavor, unexpected issues or past problems may resurface. The metaphor 'skeletons in the closet' suggests that there are hidden issues that will come to light, requiring attention and resolution as one progresses.
Themes
ChangeChallengesSurprisesIssuesGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a team meeting to discuss project progress, you could use this quote to remind your colleagues that surprises are normal in the early phases.
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All quotes βThe only reality we can ever truly know is that of our perceptions, our own consciousness, while that consciousness, and thus our entire reality, is made of nothing but signs and symbols. Nothing but language. Even God requires language before conceiving the Universe. See Genesis: βIn the beginning was the Word.
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