Brian Eno Quotes
One of the great breakthroughs of evolution theory is that you start with simple things and they will grow into complexity.
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When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.
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But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
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I'm an old-fashioned girl, and I didn't believe in living with people, so I guess I married for the wrong reasons at times.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
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I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.
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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.
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For the first six months of my stand-up career, I was talking like Danny Dyer. I was doing a lot of 'alright guvnors?' It wasn't true to who I was.
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This election could come down to just a handful of votes. It could come down to just one vote.
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Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.
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We recorded our first CD, Sixteen Stone, with a small budget and never dreamed that we would enjoy such a high success. It was simply fantastic.
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Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.
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There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.
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If you put too much pressure on the Palestinian Authority, it will collapse - it will disappear - and Israel will have to formally re-occupy the West Bank and assume responsibility for the Palestinians there. The United States doesn't want that. Israel doesn't really want that.
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When you listen to radio and hear the same 20 or 25 songs, you start hunting down your CD's. Waylon Jennings' records were always around to listen to.
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The relationship between East and West needs to be and can be fixed via pop culture.
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Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by the insurgency.
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I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
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My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in the morning.
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I like the Dakine Ryder 24L pack because it's simple, it's steezy, and it's perfect for traveling. It comes with a padded laptop sleeve and a travel pocket at the top for your passport and other things you need quick access to.
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I have deep faith that the principle of the universe will be beautiful and simple.
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Chinese script is not visual but iconic and tactile. It does not disturb the tribal bonds. (p. 72)
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Speak to any editor and ask them what they turned down, and they'll have long lists of books.
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I must confess I love female writers: Jane Austen, Isak Dinesen, Colette, Willa Cather, Dawn Powell, Joan Didion. I grew up on the Bronte sisters, and Daphne du Maurier.
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One of the great breakthroughs of evolution theory is that you start with simple things and they will grow into complexity.
