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One of the Godlike things of this world is the veneration done to human worth by the hearts of men.

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David Byrne

My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater. " In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns create the illusion of security. It's a form that has become common since 9
11, and even the government agencies that participate in this activity acknowledge,off the record, that it is indeed a species of theater.

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I'm afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where anyone who doesn't fit that will become unnecessary

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Maybe it's naïve, but I would love to believe that once you grow to love some aspect of a culture-its music, for instance -you can never again think of the people of that culture as less than yourself. I would like to believe that if I am deeply moved by a song originating from some place other than my own homeland, then I have in some way shared an experience with the people of that culture. I have been pleasantly contaminated. I can identify in some small way with it and its people.

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Interviewer: If I gave you fifty dollars, right now, what would you do with it?David Byrne: I would get something to eat.

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I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere.

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Book learning, or intelligence of one sort, doesn't guarantee you intelligence of another sort. You can behave just as stupidly with a good college education.

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