"I came to New York to be a……" — David Byrne
"I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition."
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182 Quotes by David Byrne
David Byrne has 182 quotes on this site.
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I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging…
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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.…
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From what I've heard, Paris did a little bit more prep work as far as making bike lanes and all…
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I don't think people are going to switch over to bikes because it's good for them or because it's politically…
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I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign…
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I've been asking myself: 'Why put together these things - CDs, albums?' The answer I came up with is, well,…
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Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still…
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When things get so absurd and so stupid and so ridiculous that you just can't bear it, you cannot help…
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The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the…
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To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.
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My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.
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I found music to be the therapy of choice.
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Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as…
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We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you…
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Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All…
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A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
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All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose, too. I guess my ambition was…
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Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of…
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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for…
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A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions.…
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
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The early commentators who put down the pre-presidential Roosevelt as an empty-headed young lightweight, all ambition and no talent, now…
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
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