Quote: Be kind

[wowie]

an old well known quote...

Is there anything you would like to say to the people out there that look up to you? 

Be kind. It’s worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. If you allow yourself to be somewhat curious - and if you get into the habit of doing that - it’s the first step to being open minded... and realizing that your points of view aren’t totally opposite. I don’t think anyone’s are, in the end. It’s just a question of finding out by spending time with them or giving their ideas a chance to be considered.      

On Steeds and Sonnets
A Conversation with Viggo Mortensen
Blake French,  filmcritic.com, 14 Apr '04

Comments

[velcro-girl999.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely quote, Wwowie!! Appropriate now, more than ever.

[oldfolkie.livejournal.com]

Completely in the spirit of recent events. {{hugs}}

[claudiaohira.livejournal.com]

If everyone made the effort to be kind, as Viggo always says, world would be a better place to live, without wars. We wouldn't see innocent people been killed in the name of power. Wouldn't it be great?! By the way,
I can't understand why some politicians feel satisfied with making war. In a war the only thing I know for sure is that both parts lose!

[wwowie.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if all arguments could be resolved in a peaceful fashion and didn't escalate beyond that?

[dpitman.livejournal.com]

that is one of my favorite quotes of Viggo's. It says so much! Yes it would be a wonderful place to live if each of us could think of the next person more than themselves. So many folks just want to be right instead of having good relationships with each other! (yeah, I got that statement off of Dr Phil! lol) Its true though. Alot of arguements could be stopped if we learned to respect what each other believes!
hugs!

[randomrattle.livejournal.com]

I have nothing to say to the people who look up to me because there arn't any.

I'm short.

HA!

(had to do it)

*runs*