Imagination rules the world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ideas and visions shape reality more than physical force.
- In plain terms
- Imagination shapes how the world works.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultivate powerful ideas to change reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do ideas rule the world?
- How does imagination change reality?
Another view
It downplays the role of material resources and force.
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