“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
— Apple Commercial, 1997
(Thank you, Debbie Stier!)
That.is.fantastic. I LOVE IT!
Posted by: Cooper | September 14, 2010 at 08:00 PM
I discovered that Apple quote when my daughter was in the middle of the worst school year of her life (7th grade), and she was standing up for truth to a bunch of seriously poorly behaved kids. I was SO PROUD OF HER (she did not waver for one second, though there were a ton of tears). She came home the night I'd found that quote, and I read it to her, and we both sobbed and sobbed. She recognized herself in that quote as much as I did. I don't know how I got such a strong child (and that's not to say that that strength protected us from pain -- because it was a gut wrenching year), and I can't even say I'm sure my other child would be as strong as she is -- but somehow she never wavered from the truth and followed the crowd.
Posted by: Debbie Stier | September 18, 2010 at 07:25 PM
I'm going to keep the quote handy for when my daughters go through their hard times. I can only imagine how moving it must have been to read it together. Nothing like a good quote (or movie or book) as catalyst to get the emotion out on the table and even maybe clear the air a bit.
Debbie, I'm so proud of your daughter for you, and I hope this year is so so so much easier for her.
Posted by: Emily McKhann | September 20, 2010 at 03:33 PM