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Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine. ↗

— Ludwig van Beethoven

#philosophy #wisdom #art

I want to start my own airplane business. I'm going to buy two Dakotas, paint them up in war colours and do, er, nostalgia trips to Arnhem - you know, where the old paratroopers used to go - and charge them about 20 quid a time. ↗

— Gary Numan

#airplane #business #buy #charge #colours

I was a loner as a child and happiest at home, launching toy rockets and aeroplanes. When I started causing trouble in my third year at grammar school, Mum was really surprised. My parents sent me to a child psychologist, who suggested I might have Asperger's syndrome. ↗

— Gary Numan

#causing #child #grammar #grammar school #happiest

I would never take part in one of those Eighties nostalgia tours, although I've been asked many times, because it's like admitting you have nothing new to offer. As long as I can keep making music I'm happy with, and people want to come to my gigs to hear it, I'll carry on. ↗

— Gary Numan

#although #asked #because #been #carry

I wouldn't say I'm vain - I'm just in a job where the way you look is important. Well, at least the facelift wasn't vanity, but the hair was. ↗

— Gary Numan

#hair #i #important #job #just

Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and boomerang to curse you. ↗

— Doug Coupland

#answered prayers #become #big #boomerang #broad

I'd been a Bowie fan before punk and used to get no end of trouble. I was always getting knocked about and having to run up the street, getting chased by people. It was horrible. ↗

— Gary Numan

#always #been #before #bowie #chased

I'm hopeless at small talk and have a problem making eye contact. ↗

— Gary Numan

#eye #eye contact #hopeless #i #making

Anyone who doesn't miss the past never had a mother. ↗

— Gregory Nunn

#had #miss #mother #never #past

I'm not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I'm not really good at pop music. 'Cars' is probably the only true pop song I ever wrote. I wish I could write more, but I'm not very good at it. ↗

— Gary Numan

#could #ever #good #happy #i