To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
Interpretation
Great dreams require both a strong vision and the determination to achieve them.
This quote by Cesar Chavez emphasizes that in order to turn significant aspirations into reality, one must first possess a strong imagination and the ability to dream big. However, dreaming alone is not sufficient; it is the tenacity and persistence in pursuing those dreams that ultimately leads to success.
In practice
This quote can inspire students before a big exam to keep believing in their academic goals.
I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings.
I think one of the great, great problems...is confusing people to the point where they become immobile. In fact, the more things people can find out for themselves, the more vigor the organization is going to have.
In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
Our union represents a breaking away...represents sharing a power, represent questioning, represents a new force...however long it takes, we are geared for a struggle.
Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
I learned early that I had to work harder than the white kids and harder than the boys.
Life's not about sitting at home in front of the TV waiting for your life to begin. Get out there and take some chances.
If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
I don't know. Only God knows where the story ends for me, but I know where the story begins. It's up to us to choose, whether we win or lose and I choose to win.
In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.
Cherish your visions. Cherish your ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts. For out of them will grow all delightful conditions, all heavenly environment, of these, if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.
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