I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.
Jimi HendrixRead
Manic depression's touching my soul. I know what I want, but I just don't know how to go about getting it.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the internal struggle of desire and uncertainty in achieving one's goals.
Jimi Hendrix's quote depicts the emotional turmoil of manic depression, illustrating a deeper yearning for clarity and direction in life. Despite understanding what he wants, he expresses a feeling of being lost or unsure about how to pursue those aspirations, capturing the complexities of mental health and motivation in the pursuit of personal goals.
In practice
A speaker in a mental health awareness event could use this quote to highlight the impact of depression on goal setting.
I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.
Technically, I'm not a guitar player, all I play is truth and emotion.
I try all night to play a pretty note.
The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye.
It's time for a new National Anthem. America is divided into two definite divisions. The easy thing to cop out with is sayin' black and white. You can see a black person. But now to get down to the nitty-gritty, it's getting' to be old and young - not the age, but the way of thinking. Old and new, actually... because there's so many even older people that took half their lives to reach a certain point that little kids understand now.
... with Voodoo Child somebody was filming when we started doing that. We did that about three times because they wanted to film us in the studio, to make us (imitates a pompous voice) 'make it look like you're recording boys' - one of them scenes, you know, so okey, let's play this and then we went into Voodoo Child
Use memories. Do not let memories use you.
You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God.
Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires
Are great things ever done smoothly? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can. . . . The more of the details of our daily life we can hand over to the effortless custody of automatism, the more our higher powers of mind will be set free for their own proper work.
I've never seen a wild thing feel sorry for itself.
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