People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.
Interpretation
Strong individuals are essential for addressing challenges and speaking out truthfully.
This quote emphasizes the need for courageous individuals who are willing to confront challenges head-on, speak the truth boldly, and take action with their own efforts. Abbe Pierre highlights the importance of personal responsibility and bravery in making a positive impact in society.
In practice
In a speech about social activism, one might say, 'As Abbe Pierre reminds us, we need strong people to take up the challenge and advocate for change.'
What I would say to the young men and women who are beset by hopelessness and doubt is that they should go and see what is being done on the ground to fight poverty, not like going to the zoo but to take action, to open their hearts and their consciences.
In many ways, my decision to come out changed the course not only of my personal life but of my professional one as well.
There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.
Have the courage of your knowledge and experience. If you have formed a conclusion from the facts and if you know your judgment is sound, act on it β even though others may hesitate or differ.
I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.
At the start of my career - not just Me Too, which is not the totality of my career - I wish I would have known that you don't have to sacrifice everything for a cause. And that self-care and self-preservation is also a tool that is necessary to do the work.
Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.
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