#ld

People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. ↗

— Marvin Bower

#education #judged #nationality #people #performance

As you get older, the questions come down to about two or three. How long? And what do I do with the time I've got left? ↗

— David Bowie

#come #down #get #got #how

I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image. ↗

— David Bowie

#astounded #i #i think #image #jagger

Since the departure of good old-fashioned entertainers the re-emergence of somebody who wants to be an entertainer has unfortunately become a synonym for camp. I don't think I'm camper than any other person who felt at home on stage, and felt more at home on stage than he did offstage. ↗

— David Bowie

#become #camp #camper #departure #did

I realized the other day that I've lived in New York longer than I've lived anywhere else. It's amazing: I am a New Yorker. It's strange; I never thought I would be. ↗

— David Bowie

#amazing #anywhere #day #else #i

I wish myself to be a prop, if anything, for my songs. I want to be the vehicle for my songs. I would like to colour the material with as much visual expression as is necessary for that song. ↗

— David Bowie

#colour #expression #i #i wish #like

It would be my guess that Madonna is not a very happy woman. From my own experience, having gone through persona changes like that, that kind of clawing need to be the center of attention is not a pleasant place to be. ↗

— David Bowie

#center #changes #experience #gone #guess

I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#energy #giving #hope #i #like

Tony Visconti and I had been wanting to work together again for a few years now. Both of us had fairly large commitments and for a long time we couldn't see a space in which we could get anything together. ↗

— David Bowie

#anything #been #both #commitments #could

When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire. ↗

— David Bowie

#heard #i #just #little #little richard