Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves ?Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here ?Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change ?
Interpretation
The quote encourages people to stop focusing on negativity and instead appreciate the beauty around them.
In this quote, Donald Sutherland emphasizes the importance of positivity and finding hope in our surroundings. He challenges the listener to abandon negative thoughts and to recognize the beauty in the world, suggesting that a shift in perspective can lead to a more uplifting and constructive way of living.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire students to stay positive.
I was obsessed with not knowing what happened after you were dead. And I sat or kneeled for a whole day with my head against the wall, trying to figure it out. But I couldn't, and I just said, 'Okay.' And then it was nothingness.
Belief is not the beginning of knowledge - it is the end.
In the stories of extravagant grace given to us by Jesus, there are no loopholes disqualifying us from God's love.
Understanding- -like civilization, happiness, music, science and a host of other great endeavors--is not a state of being, but a manner of traveling. This great road has no final destination. The journey itself is the reward.
The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.
I was not an anthropology student prior to the war. I took it up as part of a personal readjustment following some bewildering experiences as an infantryman and later as a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany. The science of the Study of Man has been extremely satisfactory from that personal standpoint.
The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
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