Patrick Lencioni

Meetings are the linchpin of everything. If someone says you have an hour to investigate a company, I wouldn't look at the balance sheet. I'd watch their executive team in a meeting for an hour. If they are clear and focused and have the board on the edge of their seats, I'd say this is a good company worth investing in.

American Writer

A. N. Wilson

When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion.

English Writer

Marcus Samuelsson

As a chef, I could not wash my hands - nor clean pots, pans, utensils, meats or produce, nor make soups and sauces - if I did not have clean water. Were this to happen, of course, these would be the least of my concerns. Because water is the linchpin of survival: without it, not much else matters.

Ethiopian Chef

John Sarbanes

If you create a system that makes the small donors the linchpin of the system in terms of how members of Congress directly raise the funds for their campaigns, then it gives everyday citizens much more of a role - a leveraging role - in the funding of those campaigns.

American Politician

Geraldine Stutz

Marriage is a linchpin in many women's lives, but many other things can create a satisfying life. I adore my career. It stretches every physical, emotional, and intellectual muscle I have.

American Businesswoman

Joe Biden

Romania can be a linchpin in delivering gas to its neighbors and even become an energy exporter for its neighbors across Central and Eastern Europe.

American President

Fatih Birol

Energy is a linchpin of economic prosperity, with energy security, reliability, and affordability key preconditions for sustainable growth.

Turkish Economist

Vladimir Putin

The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique civilization.

Russian Statesman

Focus on the essential role a 'linchpin' plays in achieving a goal or maintaining stability in a situation or group.

Importance to Success

Understand 'linchpin' is often used metaphorically to describe an indispensable element, not a physical pin.

Metaphoric Use

Recognize that being called a 'linchpin' is an acknowledgment of a person's significant impact and value.

Emotional Impact

Remember 'linchpin' refers to a physical piece used in machinery for safety and function.

Technical Object

Understand that a 'linchpin' is often a critical component for safety, preventing dangerous mechanical failures.

Safety Critical

Unlike its metaphorical use, the mechanical 'linchpin' literally holds parts together, reflecting its original meaning.

Literal Meaning

 elements that make up our world hydrogen the lightest and most prolific element in the universe carbon the quintessential connector and linchpin of life sodium the silvery white metal

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 waters to retrieve a treasure that flows like liquid soil these fish may look nondescript but they are a veritable linchpin of the world's oceans they are Eric

Linchpin