David Byrne Quotes

I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.

David Byrne

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ThinkSometimesWriteAlwaysSongs

We have traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure.

John F. Kerry

ChaosAmericaLeftDictatorSecure

We cannot watch another family lose everything - risking their lives and the lives of the first responders sent to rescue them - because the flood insurance program's seal of government approval fooled them into thinking they were safe. That's more than wrong: it's immoral.

Jeb Hensarling

FamilyGovernmentThinkingInsurance

There have been so many false things written about me by people who don't know me.

Michael Cimino

PeopleMeKnowFalseThingsBeen

Going to a grammar school, you mixed with all sorts of different types and I used to listen to how they talked. When I did my imitations, I could sound like someone really rough, or I could sound like a cabinet minister.

Steve Coogan

SchoolSomeoneYouListenGrammar

My life as a professional musician is a joyless exercise in futility.

Robert Fripp

LifeMy LifeExerciseProfessional

I don't expect to try to get people to like everything I do. I want them to respect what I do.

Roger Goodell

RespectPeopleWantTryEverything

The only society I like is rough and tough, and the tougher the better. There's where you get down to bedrock and meet human people.

Robert W. Service

PeopleSocietyToughBetterYouGet

I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely.

Mary Pickford

BirthdayLiveChildYoungNowYears

Sometimes when you stand face to face with someone, you cannot see his face.

Mikhail Gorbachev

FaceStandSomeoneYouSometimes

Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century.

Michael Kinsley

MomentWaitingAlikeCenturyBeen

The Nobel Prize is worth $1.5 million, but that's not the issue. Do the distinguished scientists who win the Nobel Prize need the money? Probably not. The honor is more important the money, and that's the case with the prize for African leadership as well.

Mo Ibrahim

LeadershipMoneyWinHonorWorth

I'm not looking for 'outer esteem' anymore, what they call 'other esteem.' I'm looking for self-esteem. And people think that self-esteem is built with accomplishments. And, 'Hey, look what I did in my life.'

Lisa Lampanelli

LifePeopleLookingThinkMy Life

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