She said, 'Do you know this Hitler? Have you ever met him?' I said, 'Do I - of course I don't!' She said, 'Well how are you going to know which is him if they do land?' I said, 'Well, I've got a tongue in my head, haven't I?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes about not knowing Hitler personally, yet claims a 'tongue in his head' will help identify him.
- In plain terms
- He says he can't know Hitler but his intuition will.
- What can you take from it?
- Trusting instinct can guide decisions when facts are scarce.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much should we trust gut feelings?
- What are the risks of acting on intuition?
Another view
Intuition can be unreliable without verification.
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