Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign.
Walter LippmannRead
People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
Interpretation
Rigid beliefs in youth can lead to a stagnant life in middle age.
Walter Lippmann's quote reflects on the dangers of holding onto strict, orthodox beliefs during one's youth. It suggests that those who do not challenge or evolve their perspectives may find themselves stuck in a monotonous, unchanging life as they age, missing opportunities for growth and self-discovery.
In practice
In a discussion about personal growth at a seminar, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of being open-minded.
Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign.
The simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so deeply involved in big business.
The news and the truth are not the same thing.
There is nothing so bad but it can masquerade as moral.
The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.
The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence.
A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.
Our senses through ignorance of Reality, falsely tell us that what appears to be, is. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
I'll tell 'ya how to stay young: Hang around with older people.
Each of us at any time and space is doing the very best we can with what we have.
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
Civilized discourse demands critical thinking, self-reflexiveness, sober-headed analysis.
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