Bob Crosby: That's like keeping the smog and throwing away Los Angeles.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bob Crosby compares keeping smog and throwing away Los Angeles to a nonsensical or contradictory action.
- In plain terms
- It is silly to keep the bad parts and throw away the good parts.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid keeping the negative aspects while discarding the positive.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do we keep the bad and lose the good?
- How do metaphors clarify complex issues?
Another view
The comparison relies on an unrealistic scenario to make a point.
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