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It's nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didn't think of.

Brian Eno

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Brian Eno
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 15
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The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.
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Some people are very good at being 'stars' and it suits them. I'm grudging about it and I find it annoying.
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In the 19th century, a lot of people were against outlawing child labour, because to do so would be against the very foundations of a free market economy: 'These children want to work, these people want to employ them... what is your problem? It's not as if anyone has kidnapped them...'
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Human development thus far has been fueled and guided by the feeling that things could be, and are probably going to be, better.
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