Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign.
Walter LippmannRead
Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Holding rigid beliefs in youth may prevent personal growth in later life.
Walter Lippmann's quote suggests that youth is a time for exploration and flexibility in beliefs. Those who adhere strictly to conventional ideas without questioning them might find themselves stuck in those same views as they age, thereby missing out on opportunities for personal development and deeper understanding as they encounter new experiences and perspectives throughout their lives.
Themes
BeliefsGrowthChangeYouthOrthodoxy
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about the importance of adaptability, one might cite this quote to illustrate the dangers of rigid thinking.
More from Walter Lippmann
All quotes βThe simple opposition between the people and big business has disappeared because the people themselves have become so deeply involved in big business.
Walter LippmannRead
The news and the truth are not the same thing.
Walter LippmannRead
There is nothing so bad but it can masquerade as moral.
Walter LippmannRead
The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.
Walter LippmannRead
The private citizen, beset by partisan appeals for the loan of his Public Opinion, will soon see, perhaps, that these appeals are not a compliment to his intelligence, but an imposition on his good nature and an insult to his sense of evidence.
Walter LippmannRead
Similar quotes
Our first intuitions are the true ones.
Emile M. CioranRead
Never receive counsel from unproductive people. Never discuss your problems _x000D_ with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who _x000D_ never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has _x000D_ a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the _x000D_ bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person. Don't follow anyone _x000D_ who's not going anywhere.
Colin PowellRead
One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment.
Dalai LamaRead
The mind usually says, βI know, I know, I know.β But the βdonβt-know mindβ is where wisdom lives.
Byron KatieRead
My favorite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence'.
Arthur C. ClarkeRead
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of "crackpot" than the stigma of conformity.
Thomas J. WatsonRead