Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
Oprah WinfreyRead
We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another.
Interpretation
We need each other to achieve our full potential and overcome challenges.
This quote illustrates the idea that while we may possess unique qualities and strengths, true fulfillment and success come from our connections with others. The metaphor of angels with one wing emphasizes that collaboration and support from one another are essential for us to soar to our highest possibilities in life.
In practice
During a speech about teamwork, you might quote this to emphasize the importance of collaboration.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
I have no trouble with y enemies. But my god damn friends... they are the ones that keep me walking the floors at night.
When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.
Is that the basis of friendship? Is it as reactive as that? Do we respond only to people who seem to find us interesting?... Do we all buzz or ring or light up when people press our vanity buttons, and only then? Can I think of anyone in my whole life whom I have liked without his first showing signs of liking me?
This was the door to both sustenance and sanity. And we were each other's key.
I think about how much depends upon a best friend. Then you wake up in the morning you swing your legs out of bed and you put your feet on the ground and you stand up. You don't scoot to the edge of the bed and look down to make sure the floor is there. The floor is always there. Until it's not.
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