Who controls the past now controls the future._x000D_ Who controls the present now controls the past._x000D_ Who controls the past now controls the future._x000D_ Who controls the present now?
Zack De La RochaRead
It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime, what better place than here? What better time than now?
Interpretation
Taking action today is essential for making progress.
This quote emphasizes the importance of beginning one's journey or project in the present moment rather than procrastinating. It suggests that the best time to act is now, and that every initiative must have a starting point, making 'here' and 'now' the most ideal circumstances to take that first step.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire a team at the start of a new project.
Who controls the past now controls the future._x000D_ Who controls the present now controls the past._x000D_ Who controls the past now controls the future._x000D_ Who controls the present now?
I think every revolutionary act is an act of love. Every song that I've written, it is because of my desire to use music as a way to empower and re-humanize people who are living in a dehumanizing setting. The song is in order to better the human condition.
Brothers and sisters, our democracy has been hijacked. Brothers and sisters, all electoral freedoms in this country are over so long as it's controlled by corporations. Brothers and sisters, we are not going to allow these streets to be taken over by the Democrats or the Republicans. Because it's all of us who have built this city, and we can tear it down unless they give us what we need.
Yes I know my enemies. They're the teachers who taught me to fight me, compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission, ignorance, hypocrisy, brutality, the elite, all of which are American dreams.
I'm confident to say that if you want to grow in a profession, consistency is the key... I'm strict about my work goals and training.
I would advise you to keep your overhead down; avoid a major drug habit; play everyday, and take it front of other people. They need to hear it, and you need them to hear it.
Those among us who have achieved the most have achieved only a fraction of what ALL of us are capable of. You haven't even begun to scratch the surface!
Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.
The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you'll get action.
When my wrestlers got their hands raised, I jumped for joy.
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