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David Byrne Quotes

I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: scottish
Birth: May 14, 1952

Topics

Business Body Emotional Warmth Bass

In 1970, as a 26 year-old, I joined in the effort in my home state of Massachusetts to organize for Earth Day. But what made the event so successful was that I was only one of about 20 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds who got involved.

Home Day Effort Earth Successful

What I mostly do is take the script, analyse the hell out of it, see what's in there, see what kind of person I'm dealing with, and then forget I'm playing a father and just play a person who exemplifies all those things.

Father Hell Person Play Forget Kind

Yes, horoscopes still persist in popular newspapers, but they are there only for the severely scientifically challenged, or for entertainment; the idea that the stars determine our fate has lost all intellectual currency.

Robert J. Shiller

Stars Fate Lost Intellectual Yes

I was always aware of 'Doctor Who,' but I didn't grow up with it.

Doctor Grow Grow Up Always Up Aware

I think Chicagoans have a great set of values. You know what I mean? Kindness. Morals. Ethics. People in Chicago do the right thing. If somebody falls on the street, someone will actually stop and help them up. That doesn't happen in certain other cities.

Sondra Radvanovsky

Kindness Great Do The Right Thing You

As technology tries to maintain its dizzying ascent, one dead weight has kept its altitude in check: the battery.

Technology Dead Check Battery Weight

You really can expand the boundaries of your life and do risky things and prove yourself by doing them.

Life Yourself Doing You Prove Your

The transition to the United States was very interesting. I learned the language. I kind of got into the R&B. I'm a huge fan of the '80s, Journey and all that fun stuff. But when I moved to Orlando, it was more like Boyz II Men.

Journey Men Fun Language Interesting

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.

Relationship Persistence Talent Will

It blows my mind that anyone could be unkind to anyone.

Mind Could Unkind Blows Anyone

You can find a product and be aware of all the other products out there in just seconds. That's a very attractive method for companies and consumers. At the same time, it also creates a lot of competition.

Time Competition You Find Same Out

I've written about 15 screenplays and they all sold - they were all sold on pitches.

About Were Sold Written Pitches

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