As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.
Jim HensonRead
I know it's easier to portray a world filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence...It's an easy out. What's a whole lot tougher is to offer alternatives, to present other ways conflicts can be resolved, and to show you can have a positive impact on your world. To do that, you have to put yourself out on a limb, take chances, and run the risk of being called a do-gooder.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of seeking positive solutions to conflicts rather than resorting to negativity and violence.
Jim Henson highlights the challenge of choosing a path of positivity and constructive conflict resolution over the easier option of embracing cynicism and anger. He encourages individuals to take risks and advocate for peace and positive change, despite the potential backlash of being perceived as overly idealistic or naive.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to encourage activism.
As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.
No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.
I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.
The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.
If our 'message' is anything, it's a positive approach to life. That life is basically good. People are basically good.
The only way the magic works is by hard work. But hard work can be fun.
My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If you go around with a lot of security the Taliban will use Kalashnikovs or suicide bombers and more people will be killed,' he said. 'At least I'll be killed alone.'
I have never been what you would call just an integrationist. I know I've been called that... Integrating that bus wouldn't mean more equality. Even when there was segregation, there was plenty of integration in the South, but it was for the benefit and convenience of the white person, not us.
Survival is the ability to swim in strange water.
Civil disobedience has an honourable history, and when the urgency and moral clarity cross a certain threshold, then I think that civil disobedience is quite understandable, and it has a role to play.
The period of debate is closed. Arms, as a last resource, must decide the contest.
Never forget that the most political thing you can ever do is follow your heart.
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