Bowieism Quotes & Sayings

Overall goals must be scaled down in importance and immediate goals must be scaled up. — Robert M. Pirsig

He said 'My kingdom is not of this world.' So did Bowie. It tapped into the whole Catholic idea of creating your own saints, finding icons of divinity in the mundane. As a religion, Bowieism didn't seem so different from Catholicism - the hemlines were just a little higher. — Rob Sheffield

One thing my dad once said to me, "You either want to be right, or you want to be happy. To be happy, there's gotta be a conversation." — Donald Glover

Because the road is rough and long,
Shall we despise the skylark's song,
That cheers the wanderer's way?
Or trample down, with reckless feet,
The smiling flowerets, bright and sweet,
Because they soon decay? — Anne Bronte

Lachie slaps his arms around his body and hugs himself when he comes out of the water that's thick with the spaghetti of dark, leathery seaweed.
"Does it not try to drag you down to the bottom?" I say.
"No, sure it's like being stroked by mermaids" says Lachie. — Flora Kennedy

I'm cool with Jay-Z. Jay-Z is genuinely my friend. — Drake

I think people, whether they realize they're doing it or not, seek out distractions to take their minds off what they know is bad behavior. — Terence Winter

People who aren't addicts want to know why I became one. They ask whether I had a midlife crisis. I'm only speaking for myself now, but I've stopped asking why and how. It's all about surrender and acceptance. It doesn't matter why I am an addict. — Kevin Sessums

Barefoot travel allows you to get the true feel of a place. — Sabrina Ward Harrison

It's very hard to be great at what you do if you aren't deeply passionate, — Ivanka Trump

The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift of our fate. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld