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The world doesn't revolve around the sun, it revolves around a giant cock. That is what the world is about. It's about sex. Anybody who doesn't want to realize this is fooling themselves. People are bored because they've done everything they can do. So now the fear of death is the only thing that gets them excited. That's why some people have made me into some type of sex symbol. I'm death on wheels the way I look.

Marilyn Manson#8

DeathFearHuman natureSex

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker views the world as driven by sex and fear of death rather than logic. He embraces a dark, provocative image.
In plain terms
The world runs on sex and fear of death, not logic.
What can you take from it?
Understand that basic drives often rule human behavior.

Where it applies

  • psychology
  • cultural critique
  • self-image

Putting it to work

  • explore primal motivations
  • challenge comfortable views

Questions to consider

  • What truly drives human behavior?
  • How much of life is about fear and sex?

Another view

This view ignores higher intellectual and spiritual human capacities.

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