My only concern is playing. Everything else, my family looks after. In our house, everyone has a job, and my job in our house is to play football.
RonaldinhoRead
My family’s said to me from the beginning, ‘People are always going to tell you to pick what you want to be when you grow up. You take that and throw it out the window, that’s garbage. People are complicated and we love many things and we’re passionate about many things. You can be a human rights activist and also be doing these comedy plays in your community and that’s OK. All those things are a part of who you are and you can love them equally.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes that individuals can embrace multiple passions and identities without having to choose just one path in life.
Hannah Simone highlights the idea that societal expectations often pressure us to select a single career or identity as we grow up. However, she argues that people are inherently multifaceted, capable of nurturing diverse interests and passions simultaneously. By rejecting the notion of limiting oneself to a single definition, she encourages individuals to celebrate the complexities of their identities and pursue all their passions harmoniously.
Themes
IdentityPassionMultifacetedHuman RightsCommunityLove
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a TED talk about embracing multiple passions.
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