We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.
Interpretation
We can only create a better future for ourselves by supporting others in their endeavors.
This quote emphasizes the importance of collaboration and empathy in shaping a positive future. It suggests that individual success is interconnected with the well-being and achievements of others; when we assist others, we contribute to a more prosperous and harmonious society, which ultimately benefits us all.
In practice
In a motivational speech to students to encourage community service.
You know, there was a recent poll which said that young people in the generation of the students here felt it was far more likely that they would see a UFO than that they would draw Social Security... It's very important you understand this. Once you understand this, you realize this is not an episode from the X Files, and you're not more likely to see a UFO if you do certain specific things.
When we got organized as a country, [and] wrote a fairly radical Constitution, with a radical Bill of Rights, giving radical amounts of freedom to Americans, it was assumed that Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly...When personal freedom is being abused, you have to move to limit it.
For too long we've been told about 'us' and 'them.' Each and every election we see a new slate of arguments and ads telling us that 'they' are the problem, not 'us.' But there can be no 'them' in America. There's only us.
There is a huge body of business evidence now showing that energy savings give better service at lower cost with higher profit. We have to tear down barriers to successful markets and we have to create incentives to enter them.
Demand that your government pays more attention. It's immoral that people in Africa die like flies of diseases that no one dies of in the United States. And the more disease there is, the more political unrest there will be, leading to more Darfurs, which the U.S. will have to pay to fix.
I was not elected to produce a pile of vetoes.
It's not my job to motivate players. They bring extraordinary motivation to our program. It's my job not to de-motivate them.
The best way to serve the individuals on the team is to see that the whole team wins.
You can't inspire people if you are going to be uninspiring.
Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.
I think if you have any desire to be a leading man or to really carry some of these stories, there's this relationship that has to be cultivated with an audience. People have to be able to say your name.
I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.
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