David Byrne Quotes

There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.

David Byrne

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CarFreedomEyeWalkingEasyYou

Every time I get a role I think, 'I've actually fooled them again, I can't believe they keep falling for this!'

Jeremy Irvine

TimeBelieveThinkFallingGetRole

People would be surprised at how much of an electronic dude I am, and I like new wave, post-punk and proto-punk stuff.

Joe Trohman

I AmPeopleWaveNewWouldStuff

My mom had an encounter with the KKK when she was, I think, 7 years old in North Carolina. She snuck into a cross burning. I'm so lucky she didn't get caught, because I wouldn't be here.

John David Washington

MomThinkLuckySheOldYears

Abstraction is everybody's zero but nobody's nought.

Robert Smithson

NobodyAbstractionZeroEverybody

Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties - was lower in 2001 relative to that of the US than any time since the 1960's.

John Hutton

TimeNewEuropeUsThanRelative

This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.

Sonia Sotomayor

MePresentAppreciateWealthVariety

Accuracy is paramount in every detail of a work of history. Here's my rule: Ask yourself, 'Did this thing happen?' If the answer is yes, then it's historical. Then ask, 'Did this thing happen precisely this way?' If the answer is yes, then it's history; if the answer is no, not precisely this way, then it's historical drama.

Tony Kushner

WorkHistoryYourselfDetailDrama

Dogs give us something just as we give something to them.

Robert Crais

DogsSomethingUsGiveJustThem

We were accused of sounding like a couple of bands when we started out. Aerosmith was one.

Mike McCready

OutStartedLikeBandsAccusedWere

That was my dream, to drive for Ferrari, but I am not a kid any more. If Ferrari is the best team and if I get the chance to drive for Ferrari, it would be with pleasure.

Jean Alesi

BestI AmTeamDriveChanceDream

I think the most dangerous word in the English language is 'should.' 'I should have done this.' Or 'I should do that.' 'Should' implies responsibility. It connotes demand. Which is just not the case. Life ebbs and flows.

Chris Pine

LifeResponsibilityThinkLanguage

My editor's main job is to cut down my worldbuilding. There's so much fun stuff in there, you know?

Pierce Brown

JobFunYouDownKnowCut

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