David Bowie

going promise boring

“I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

children spit change world immune consultations change

“And these children that you spit on

As they try to change their worlds

Are immune to your consultations.

They're quite aware of what they're going through.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

people dumb read look explore society attention depth

“People are so fucking dumb. Nobody reads anymore, nobody goes out and looks and explores the society and culture they were brought up in. People have attention spans of five seconds and as much depth as a glass of water.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

Oxford Dictionary poem

“Don’t you love the Oxford Dictionary? When I first read it, I thought it was a really really long poem about everything.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

journey arrive depart

“The truth is, of course, that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

individual qualify work

“I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I'm working for me.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

moment know

“The moment you know you know you know.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

older questions two long got time left

“As you get older the questions come down to two or three. How long have I got and what am I gonna do with the time I've got left?”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

care anybody say like doing continue

“And I don't care what anybody says; I like doing it, and it's what I shall continue to do”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

best moment evolve

“Make the best of every moment. We’re not evolving. We’re not going anywhere.”

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

religion people fear hell spirituality been there

"Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

win lose run race

"You can neither win nor lose if you don't run the race."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

freedom eccentricity

"I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

dream existence reality

"I suspect that dreams are an integral part of existence, with far more use for us than we've made of them...The fine line between the dream state and reality is at times, for me, quite grey."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

end infinite arrive

"The end comes when the infinites arrive."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

red shoes blues

"Put on your red shoes, and dance the blues."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

art unstable meaning author authority multiple readings

"All art is unstable. Its meaning is not necessarily that implied by the author. There is no authoritative voice. There are only multiple readings."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

fame interesting men mediocrity

"Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

sure change mind lie

"I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

trust own experience

"Trust nothing but your own experience."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

safe ground dead

"The minute you know you're on safe ground, you're dead."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

speak extremes save time

"Speak in extremes, it'll save you time."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)

people marching together run crawl sit silence

"Some people are marching together and some on their own. Others are running, the smaller ones crawl. But some sit in silence."

― David Bowie (1947-2016)