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.
All the truly great stand-ups say, 'I go onstage, and I work on jokes. The inspiration will happen while I'm doing my work.' To me, in the end, the surest thing is work.
Having an exciting destination is like setting a needle in your compass. From then on, the compass knows only one point - its ideal. And it will faithfully guide you there through the darkest nights and fiercest storms
A race, like an individual, lifts itself up by lifting others up.
If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.
Lead a life of your own design, on your own terms _x000D_ -not one that others, or the environment have _x000D_ scripted for you.
To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get your emotions going. To be enthusiastic every day and as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Nothing great could be accomplished without enthusiasm,' to keep your dreams alive in spite of problems whatever you have. The ability to be able to work hard for your dreams to come true, to become a reality.
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