"If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality"
- Walter Gropius
About this Quote
In this quote, Walter Gropius is highlighting the importance of one's contribution and impact in the world. He suggests that if one's contribution is significant and essential, it will never be forgotten. Even after they are gone, there will always be somebody to continue their work and continue their legacy. This is what Gropius describes as "immortality" - the concept that a person's influence and contributions will reside on even after they are no longer physically present. It works as a pointer that our actions and contributions have the power to leave a long lasting impact on the world and future generations.
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