There's that bubble of childhood that makes you innocently do anything. Then, when you get older, that pops, and you're aware of limitations and judgment and social pressures and things like that.
Pete DocterRead
With sadness specifically, in America you read about people medicating to avoid sadness. They don't want to experience sadness, and yet it's such a vital part of being human.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Sadness is an essential aspect of the human experience that should not be avoided.
In this quote, Pete Docter reflects on the tendency of people, particularly in America, to seek medication as a way to escape feelings of sadness. He emphasizes that experiencing sadness is an important and natural part of being human, suggesting that such emotions contribute to a deeper understanding of life and our identity.
Themes
SadnessHuman ExperienceEmotionsPsychologyMental Health
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about mental health, one might say, 'As Pete Docter eloquently puts it, sadness is vital to our humanity and should be embraced rather than suppressed.'
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