I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- McCartney changed his view to see that judging others for being strange is itself strange.
- In plain terms
- People who call others weird are the ones who are weird.
- What can you take from it?
- Judging difference says more about the judge than the judged.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who do you judge?
- Why do you call others weird?
Another view
This overlooks actual harmful behaviors labeled as weird.
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