<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Get close enough to what is ugly to understand and... > Get close enough to what is ugly to understand and transform it, rather than throwing stones from a distance. Condemnation feels righteous but changes little, while engagement, patience, and respect have a far better record of turning opponents into partners. Very little is ever transformed from across a wall. **Source:** [[livestreams/Becoming the Change Through Deliberate Culture - Workbook|Becoming the Change Through Deliberate Culture]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Get close enough to what is ugly to understand and transform it, rather than throwing stones from a distance. Condemnation feels righteous but changes little, while engagement, patience, and respect have a far better record of turning opponents into partners. Very little is ever transformed from across a wall.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-close-enough-ugly-transformed-across-wall ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->