David Byrne Quotes

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

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As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive -- and it still informs other kinds of music.

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Consumers now clearly want copper-fastened guarantees that these controls are being implemented

This is a major breakthrough that will provide consumers with much needed protection and rights

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There may be some amendments here or there, but as long as the proposal that has been announced remains substantially intact, I will be happy.

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The consumers' trust has been eroded and the EU must restore public confidence in its food science and controls

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I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believe--but just as irrational as sympathetic magic when looked at in a typically scientific way. I wouldn't be surprised if poetry--poetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes, and designs--is how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song.

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I wouldn't be surprised if poetry - poetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes, and designs - is how the world works. The world isn't logical; it's a song.

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