More from David 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?
David BowieDavid Bowie Look up here, I’m in heaven.
David BowieDavid Bowie It’s a compulsive need to wreck everything. You might notice there’s a pattern of stripping down and building back up again throughout my life. But I guess that’s how some of us conduct our lives.
David BowieDavid Bowie It makes me sad when I see artists who come alive when they go onstage, because, gee, I really come alive when I’m home.
David BowieDavid Bowie I think the only music I didn’t listen to was country and western, and that holds to this day.
David BowieDavid Bowie I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.
David BowieDavid Bowie Style is about the choices you make to create the aspects of civilization that you wish to uphold.
David BowieDavid Bowie You can begin really looking for a relationship . . . when you can (appreciate) the whole concept of giving to someone, not just taking.
David BowieDavid Bowie
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When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.
Eric HofferEric Hoffer My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.
Erma BombeckErma Bombeck The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker I keep hearing I’m a crazy party guy. I’m not. I’m boring. At least by party standards.
Brad PittBrad Pitt You can’t get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more.
Zinedine ZidaneZinedine Zidane There is one quality that characterizes all of us who deal with the sciences of the earth and its life – we are never bored.
Rachel CarsonRachel Carson For me, the opposite of happiness isn’t sadness but boredom.
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