It only makes sense if you take a look, and then do something. I don't think he advocates making, as this quote in isolation seems to suggest, a guiding principle out of waiting around for something to happen. Observation and action are complementary.
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Greg Earle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For some reason, reading this reminded me of one of my favorite > > quotes of all time (taken from the Epilogue section of the Sex > > Pistols' "The Filth And The Fury" DVD, with a bunch of talking > > head interviews): > > > > "It seems to me like the dividing line, kinda, between being a kid > > and being an adult is that when you are a kid, you want to impose > > yourself on the world and change the world to be like you, and be > > congratulated for being yourself. > > > > The other side of that line is you realize that the world itself > > is interesting, and you should take a look, instead of wanting it > > to pay attention at you." > > > > -- Richard Hell > > of course this idea makes no sense. if everyone felt this way, we > would all be sitting around waiting for one another to do something > interesting. what good is that? >
