David Bowie (David Robert Jones) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
The African-American tradition, in the main, is very, very church-based, very, very Christian. It accepts, you know, certain narratives about the world. I didn't really have that present in my house.
-
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
-
Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
-
I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
-
As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.
-
I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that.
-
I understand how the economy actually works.
-
We must differentiate between guilt and duty. The soldier on the front, like the common man, who does his duty everywhere, should not be held responsible for the actions of a few who also called themselves Germans.
-
I don't know if I'm a method actor.
-
You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.
-
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.
-
Starting in music, where I get a chance to connect with the lyrics of a song, I learned so much about performing on stage and connecting to your audience and to what you're singing about. Singing is very emotional. Every song has its own purpose.
-
I don't wanna be Courtney Love - I wanna be Kurt Cobain.
-
We are a communicating nation which needs access to space, access to the seas.
-
Scientists care deeply about their place in that culture, and their contribution to it.
-
There's no reason why anyone's job should become untouchable for the rest of their life.
-
Coming from a middle class background, travel was always considered a luxury then, even if it meant going to a relative's place or a religious shrine.
-
The only things I really love about myself physically are my ankles and my hair.
-
Faith is a recognition of those things which are above the senses.
-
Power isn't real, and it isn't earned. If you act like you have it, suddenly you're leading everyone. Perception is reality.
-
I feel like I've got a pretty relatively extensive Christmas sweatshirt collection.
-
My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it.
-
I always knew I wanted to be in front of the camera. But even after 10 years behind the scenes at CBS News producing live segments, celebrity profiles, and breaking news, I still hadn't been given the chance to be on TV.
-
I believe in Beatles, I believe my little soul has grown.
