I've killed just about everything that walks or crawled at one time or another. (as William 'Bill' Munny in 'Unforgiven' - 1992)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A confession of a life spent violence, reflecting on the breadth of destructive actions taken.
- In plain terms
- I have killed many living things.
- What can you take from it?
- Reflect on the full scope of your past actions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What have you destroyed?
- How does your past define you?
Another view
It glorifies violence without addressing consequences.
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