All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
David BowieRead
I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.
Interpretation
Embracing eccentricity leads to true freedom and self-expression.
David Bowie's quote suggests that to truly experience freedom, one must embrace their individuality and eccentricities. It implies that society's norms can be confining, and stepping outside these boundaries allows for true self-expression and liberation.
In practice
During a creative workshop, this quote can inspire participants to embrace their unique ideas.
All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
Nothing prepared me for your smile
But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.
I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.
Our bodies and minds evolved and were adapted for hundreds of thousands of years for tasks like climbing a tree and picking apples, or hunting rabbits, or looking for mushrooms in the forest. They were not adapted to the very gruelling work that is involved in field work - ploughing, harvesting, bringing water, digging weeds - things like that.
He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.
When we are in contact with our feelings and needs, we humans no longer make good slaves and underlings.
The priceless heritage of our society is the unrestricted constitutional right of each member to think as he will. Thought control is a copyright of totalitarianism, and we have no claim to it.
While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us incapable of criticizing ideas that are now patently absurd and increasingly maladaptive.
17. The self ended and the world began. They were of equal size, commensurate, one mirrored the other. 18. The riddle was: why couldn't we live in the mind. The answer was: the barrier of the earth intervened.
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