“Steel on the skyline
Sky made of glass
Made for a real world
All things must pass”
David Bowie (1947–2016) British musician, actor, record producer and arranger
"Heathen (The Rays)"
Song lyrics, Heathen (2002)
Context: Steel on the skyline
Sky made of glass
Made for a real world
All things must pass
Ooo
Waiting for something
Looking for someone
Is there no reason?
“But then it passed, as all things do.”
Khaled Hosseini book And the Mountains Echoed
Source: And the Mountains Echoed
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works
“All things are possible, … Except the passing of regret.”
David Gemmell book The King Beyond the Gate
Source: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 20
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979) Fourth President and ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Source: Letter to his daughter (1978), p. 14.
“If gold must be gold, it must pass through the furnace.”
T. B. Joshua (1963) Nigerian Christian leader
On the fact that difficulties serve a purpose - "Bewitching Favour" http://www.africanews.com/site/Bewitching_Favour/list_messages/27081 Africa News (September 22 2009)
“We must pass the great filter!”
Elon Musk (1971) South African-born American entrepreneur
Source: 21 June 2020 tweet https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1274614961151414273 and TechFilter https://techstartups.com/2020/06/21/elon-musk-we-must-pass-the-great-filter-social-media-is-a-limbic-amplifier-which-inherently-destabilizes-civilization
