Alien Quote by Alison Sudol
“I actually wanted to be an architect when I was a kid, but I did a solid geometry course where we had to build a geodesic dome out of toothpicks, and mine came out looking like an alien space station. I threw it against a wall and gave up.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Musician Talk, Alison Sudol, 2015
Early ambition can be derailed by unexpected setbacks, leading to discouragement.
In simple terms: Dreams can fail and cause frustration.
Key Takeaway
Persist despite setbacks.
Themes
ambition
setbacks
creativity
failure
resilience
Mood
reflective
lighthearted
Type
personal
inspirational
When to use this quote
- school projects
- artistic endeavors
- career changes
Key Concepts
personal growth
design
motivation
Questions to Reflect On
- What kept you motivated after failure?
- How can you turn failure into learning?
A Different Perspective
The anecdote is humorous but may oversimplify perseverance.
![“[Not enough is known about solid geometry] and for two reasons: in the first place, no government places value on it; this leads to a lack of energy in the pursuit of it, and it is difficult. In the second place, students cannot learn it unless they have a teacher. But then a teacher can hardly be…” quote by Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ba0/plato-103_difficult_not-enough-is-known-about-solid-geometry_597380.jpg)
![“Geometry, which should only obey Physics, when united with it sometimes commands it. If it happens that the question which we wish to examine is too complicated for all the elements to be able to enter into the analytical comparison we wish to make, we separate the more inconvenient [elements], we…” quote by Jean le Rond d'Alembert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0d9/jean-le-rond-d-alembert-26487_able_geometry-which-should-only-obey-physics_6945.jpg)
