417 Quotes by David Byrne

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    That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you.

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    I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car.

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    The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.

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    Facts are simple and facts are straight. Facts are lazy and facts are late. Facts all come with points of view. Facts don't do what I want them to. Facts just twist the truth around. Facts are living turned inside out.

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    I resent the implication that I'm less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works.

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    Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I'm riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I'm riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hudson or through Central Park - no, I don't wear the dreaded helmet then.

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    I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while.

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