There was a story in the paper recently about the famous
quote of President John F. Kennedy in his inaugural
address on January 20, 1961, when he said: “Ask not what
your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your
country”. The story was that the line he used was one that he
had heard many times as a young man, from a professor at the
college he attended, who encouraged his students to give back
to the university, to have pride in their school and to be there for
each other. So whether President Kennedy’s line was original or
not, it has made a lasting impression on many generations of
people because it creates a paradigm shift in thinking—rather
than expecting something to be given to you, you will offer
something to others—freely.
At Dynamics in London this October, there were 460 people