"For three hundred years we have had our focus on the individual. We have distinguished him from the objective world as the Middle Ages did not think of doing. We have given him the world and the universe as a playground for exploration and discovery"
- John Grierson
About this Quote
This quote by John Grierson speaks to the value of individualism in the modern world. For the past 3 centuries, we have put a strong focus on the person, identifying them from the objective world in a way that was refrained from doing in the Middle Ages. We have actually provided people the world and deep space as a location to explore and discover, allowing them to pursue their own interests and passions. This has permitted people to develop their own special identities and to make their own decisions about how to live their lives. This focus on individualism has been a significant consider the advancement of contemporary society, allowing people to pursue their own paths and to make their own contributions to the world.
"It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents"
"I must apologise because I know all writers have memories of being on the outer because it's the children on the side of the playground who become the dangerous writers"
"I had no experience with broadcasting basketball games, so I took a tape recorder and went to a playground where there was a summer league, and I stood up in the top of the stands and I called the game"
"Some fine day, Democrats may figure out how to get on the right side of the value divide - how to define America as a place of the common good and not a playground of the strong"
"Acting is playing - it's actually going out on a playground with the other kids and being in the game, and I need that. Writing satisfies that part of myself that longs to sit in my room and dream"
