One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
Alan MooreRead
Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain. Everybody. Everybody has their story to tell.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Everyone has unique qualities and experiences that make them important and noteworthy.
This quote by Alan Moore emphasizes the inherent value and individuality of each person. It suggests that every individual possesses a unique narrative filled with diverse roles, such as hero or villain, which contributes to their identity and significance in the world. By recognizing that everyone has their own story, it invites empathy and understanding towards others.
Themes
SpecialStoryIndividualityHeroIdentity
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about embracing diversity, this quote can highlight the importance of every individual's story.
More from Alan Moore
All quotes βThe only reality we can ever truly know is that of our perceptions, our own consciousness, while that consciousness, and thus our entire reality, is made of nothing but signs and symbols. Nothing but language. Even God requires language before conceiving the Universe. See Genesis: βIn the beginning was the Word.
Alan MooreRead
My main point about films is that I don't like the adaptation process, and I particularly don't like the modern way of comic book-film adaptations, where, essentially, the central characters are just franchises that can be worked endlessly to no apparent point.
Alan MooreRead
The magician to some degree is trying to drive him or herself mad in a controlled setting, within controlled laws.
Alan MooreRead
When I was working upon the ABC books, I wanted to show different ways that mainstream comics could viably have gone, that they didn't have to follow 'Watchmen' and the other 1980s books down this relentlessly dark route. It was never my intention to start a trend for darkness. I'm not a particularly dark individual.
Alan MooreRead
Love your rage, not your cage.
Alan MooreRead
Similar quotes
I went to medical school because I wanted to ask the big questions. Do we have a soul? Does God exist? What happens after death?
Deepak ChopraRead
she was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off. The Cat only grinned when it saw Alice.
Lewis CarrollRead
Older men start wars, but younger men fight them.
Albert EinsteinRead
The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained...
George WashingtonRead
Outsiders tend to be the first to recognize the inadequacies of our social institutions. But, precisely because they are outsiders, they are usually in a poor position to fix them.
Atul GawandeRead
If I convert it's because it's better that a believer dies than that an atheist does.
Christopher HitchensRead