Being a fool

“Prudence and conservatism have not advanced our culture. It took the voices on the outskirts to make a noise that changed the world.

“It’s taken a handful of rabble rousers to vote for women’s rights, freedom from slavery, and to oppose war, hunger, and hatred.

“It takes fools to raise awareness and fools to raise the bar. It takes fools to stir the hearts of mankind into becoming the great lovers and leaders we are meant to be.

“Every time we watch the Academy Awards or the Olympics, I think of all the ‘foolish dreamers’ involved who believed they had something in them that deserved commitment, development, and a jostling chance. Every hero begins as fool.”

Tama J. Kieves – in her article Every Hero Begins as Fool

[Photo: Will Ferrell and Jon Heder in Blades of Glory]
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