They say love conquers all_x000D_ You can't start it like a car_x000D_ You can't stop it with a gun.
Warren ZevonRead
To me, the message of my songs, of all songs, is "enjoy life." My message as a person who evidently doens't have much more planned is the same. It's the only message I ever thought art had any business having.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The essence of life is to find joy and pleasure in everyday moments.
Warren Zevon emphasizes that the primary message of his music, and art in general, is to enjoy life. He conveys a sense of spontaneity and the importance of embracing the present, suggesting that art should inspire joy and appreciation for the experiences we have rather than imposing complex or heavy themes.
Themes
EnjoymentLifeArtPresenceHappiness
In practice
Example use cases
Using this quote in a motivational speech about pursuing passions.
More from Warren Zevon
All quotes →don't let us get sick, don't let us get old, don't let us get stupid, alright? just make us be brave, and make us play nice, and let us be together tonight.
Warren ZevonRead
We buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them.
Warren ZevonRead
It took me 10 years to realize that I don't know 'em, 10 years to realize that it's possible to learn them, then another 10 years to learn how to do things.
Warren ZevonRead
Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn't pay off.
Warren ZevonRead
People write because it seems like it'll be an easier job than carpet laying, that they might meet more girls. And they write because the world strikes them as being a marvelous place, and they want to keep bringing that to everybody's attention. You know ~ a scary place, a menacing place, an exciting place because it's scary and menacing. But mainly, kind of glorious.
Warren ZevonRead
Similar quotes
When 'happiness' eludes us - as, eventually, it always will - we have the invitation to examine our programmed responses and to exercise our power to choose again.
Richard RohrRead
She is happy where she lies With the dust upon her eyes.
Edna St. Vincent MillayRead
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it.
George HerbertRead
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
Dick GregoryRead
Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon.
Billy WilderRead
[When] he's here, he's always reading. He says books stop time. I myself think he's crazy...Don't tell anyone, but when he reads something that he likes he gets real happy, turns on the music, and dances by himself, or with a broom sometimes.
Mark HelprinRead