David Bowie (David Robert Jones) Quotes
I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does.
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My niece was born with cystic fibrosis 15 years ago, and she's incredibly healthy and an incredible competitive dancer, so I'm going to do some events for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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Each book gets harder, each book gets harder and harder. I always feel like crying when I have to write.
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A man does not necessarily sin who does that which our reason and our conscience condemn.
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To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.
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Messi is a natural born talent, that is not to say he doesn’t work hard, but you can’t teach what he can do.
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I had to resign myself, many years ago, that I'm not too articulate when it comes to explaining how I feel about things. But my music does it for me, it really does.
