David Bowie on fear
David Bowie86 quotes“In your fear, seek only peace. In your fear, seek only love.”
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The only art I’ll ever study is stuff I can steal from.
David BowieDavid Bowie I hate albums that are really happy. When I am really happy, I don’t like to hear happy albums, and when I am really sad I don’t wanna hear happy albums… and I tend to gravitate towards the lonely and isolated anyway when I write.
David BowieDavid Bowie As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I’ve got left?
David BowieDavid Bowie People look to me to see what the spirit of the Seventies is.
David BowieDavid Bowie I’ll place my love beneath the stars.
David BowieDavid Bowie I find it easier to write in these little vignettes; if I try to get any more heavy, I find myself out of my league.
David BowieDavid Bowie 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 BowieDavid Bowie I’m always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don’t even take what I am seriously.
David BowieDavid Bowie I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants.
David BowieDavid Bowie I’m not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.
David BowieDavid Bowie 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 BowieDavid Bowie I’m regarded quite asexually by a lot of people. And the people that understand me the best are nearer to what I understand about me.
David BowieDavid Bowie I re-invented my image so many times that I’m in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman.
David BowieDavid Bowie I’m very shy. That’s probably one of the reasons I got so heavily into drugs.
David BowieDavid Bowie It was fun to be clever.
David BowieDavid Bowie You should turn around at the end of the day and say I really like that piece of work, or that piece of work sucked. Not, was that popular or wasn’t it popular?
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Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh
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Our past is the reason why we so much fear the future.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres I live mostly within my own mind and what scares me is not knowing what is fact or fiction inside of it.
TMCTMC The more you know her the more it scares yet it makes you wish you knew her more.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan I didn’t ask because I was afraid of the answer.
David JonesDavid Jones Let us conduct ourselves so that all men wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies.
Alexander The GreatAlexander The Great She won’t bend and break as you’d expect her to, she’s a solid form of bravery and fearlessness and that can’t be undone.
Emma LouiseEmma Louise You, a God I worshipped Your word was music to my ears Rose-tinted glasses: verdict You confirmed all my worst fears.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola The time has come to voice our fears and be honest with wider society.
Greta ThunbergGreta Thunberg
