I've learned some exciting things - mostly, that people really want to help each other; and that, if you can lay out a vision for them - and that vision is sincere and genuine - they'll get interested.
Interpretation
People are eager to assist when presented with a sincere vision.
In this quote, Michael J. Fox emphasizes the intrinsic desire of individuals to support one another, highlighting that a clear and genuine vision can inspire engagement and collaboration. He suggests that an authentic call to action can motivate people to contribute to a common goal, leading to collective efforts in achieving a shared aspiration.
In practice
In a team meeting to foster collaboration and support.
I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.
My whole life, meeting people is like a blind date, because I feel like they've already seen the video on me.
There are no moments you have frozen in amber. It's moving, it's changing, so appreciate what's good about right now and be ready for what's next.
There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums.
Certainly people have a lot tougher situations than I've had to deal with. But I will say we are all dying from the moment we are born. This is not just rehearsal.
I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.
My vision of a 'new world order' foresees a United Nations with a revitalized peacekeeping function.
Heart of a solider with a brain to teach your whole nation.
Together we resolve that a great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life's worst hazards and misfortune.
To reporters the day after his accession to the presidency, April 13, 1945: When they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.
The minute you do any layoffs, you might as well lay off the whole joint because everybody forgets about the customer and worries about their job security.
The prince who relies upon their words, without having otherwise provided for his security, is ruined; for friendships that are won by awards, and not by greatness and nobility of soul, although deserved, yet are not real, and cannot be depended upon in time of adversity.
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