I'm always drawn to stories that people don't know about, particularly when they're inside of a story that everyone knows about.
Robert RedfordRead
What we are living with is the result of human choices and it can be changed by making better, wiser choices.
Interpretation
Our current situation is a product of our choices, and we have the power to improve it through better decisions.
This quote by Robert Redford emphasizes the impact of human agency in shaping our lives and the world around us. It suggests that the circumstances we currently face are not fixed but rather the consequence of choices we've made, implying that through mindful decision-making, we can transform our lives and perhaps even the global environment for the better.
In practice
During a motivational speech to encourage personal responsibility.
I'm always drawn to stories that people don't know about, particularly when they're inside of a story that everyone knows about.
People say I've gone against Hollywood, but I've tried to be independent within Hollywood, tried to be my own person.
When I was a kid, all I knew was that I felt more comfortable sitting in one chair than in another. And now I realize it was because one chair was older. I still respond directly to the age of things.
For me, the Sundance Institute is just an extension of something I believed in, which is creating a mechanism for new voices to have a place to develop and be heard.
Storytelling was a way to see the world bigger than the one you were looking at, and that had great appeal for me. I think, since that was part of my upbringing, it became part of me, and I wanted to pass it along to my kids and my grandkids.
Be careful of success; it has a dark side.
The way we live our daily lives is what most effects the situation of the world. If we can change our daily lives, then we can change our governments and can change the world. Our president and governments are us. They reflect our lifestyle and our way of thinking. The way we hold a cup of tea, pick up the newspaper or even use toilet paper are directly related to peace.
Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.
Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
Laws that treat people living with HIV or those at greatest risk with respect start with the way that we treat them ourselves: as equals. If we are going to stop the spread of HIV in our lifetime, then that is the change we need to spread.
Caught in a racial uproar, people make all sorts of promises to make amends. Whatever they do tends to be heavy on symbolism and light on lasting change.
Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, that itself will need reforming.
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