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David Byrne Quotes

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Love Hate People America Things

It is not the role of Congress to decide legal cases between private parties. That is why we have courts.

Legal Congress Why Decide Role

The whole point of a sacrifice is that you give up something you never really wanted in the first place. People are doing it around you all the time. They give up their careers, say - or their beliefs - or sex.

Time Sacrifice People Doing You Sex

I moved to Madrid with 200 bucks in my pocket to see what was going to happen. Of course, I didn't know that 200 euros was nothing, because in Cuba, 200 was a lot, and the money I had been saving from my movies.

Money Know Movies Nothing Cuba See

I'm becoming more squeamish. I didn't use to be - nine years of 'Silent Witness' prepared me for most things one will have the misfortune to see in life. Before, I'd be wading up to my neck in gore, but now I tend to look away.

Life Me Look Now Silent Will

I've never felt a strong urge to rush into Hollywood, so I bided my time and waited till I had a decent body of work to show people, the icing on the cake being 'Salmon Fishing' and 'Parade's End.'

Work Time Fishing Cake People End

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.

Science Finding Shortcuts Traditional

Africa is underpopulated. We have 20% of the world's landmass and 13% of its population.

World Africa Population

Living in somebody else's pain for an actor man, it's actually nice when you get to feel that kind of emotion. That's what I like.

Man Pain Feel You Nice Living

In the Buddhist learning process, we say three stages. The first is hearing, the second is contemplation, and the third is meditation.

Learning Process Three Say First

I think cinema is linked to literature by a lot of social ways. Our brains are full of literature - my brain is.

Brain Think Literature Cinema Brains

If you are writing comedy and try to please everybody, you'll please nobody.

Brendan O'Carroll

Writing Comedy You Nobody Try

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.

Clarence Darrow

Die Never Pleasure See Obituary Few

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