“He not busy being born is busy dying.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
“Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool's gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Plays wasted words, proves to warn
That he not busy being born is busy dying”
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool's gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Play…" by Bob Dylan?
Bob Dylan523
American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941Related quotes
“4537. The Fool is busy in everyone's Business but his own.”
Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Carl Sagan book The Demon-Haunted World
Source: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Alfred Bester book The Stars My Destination
Source: The Stars My Destination (1956), Chapter 1 (p. 19).
“Busy opinion is an idle fool.”
John Ford (dramatist) 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Act V, sc. iii.
'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1629-33?)
“If you're not busy living, you're dying.”
Vince Flynn (1966–2013) American writer of fiction
Source: American Assassin
“It always comes down to just two choices. Get busy living, or get busy dying.”
Stephen King (1947) American author
Different Seasons (1982), Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Variant: Either get busy living or get busy dying
Source: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons