I see TV as a picture medium rather than a narrative medium.
BRIAN ENOThe problem with computers is that there is not enough Africa in them.
More Brian Eno Quotes
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You don’t have to act as if you know what you’re doing
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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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I’ve always thought that art is a lie, an interesting lie. And I’ll sort of listen to the “lie” and try to imagine the world which makes that lie true…what that world must be like, and what would have to happen for us to get from this world to that one.
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Every collaboration helps you grow.
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Quite often, and in fact more often, I would say, I’m struggling all the way through to think, “What is it I like about this? What is the personality of this thing I’m hearing that I like so much?”
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One of the great breakthroughs of evolution theory is that you start with simple things and they will grow into complexity.
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Try to make things that can become better in other people’s minds than they were in yours.
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People in the arts often want to aim for the biggest, most obvious target, and hit it smack in the bull’s eye.
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It’s amazing how quickly people get used to bad quality.
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Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You’re glad someone’s done it but you don’t necessarily want to listen to it.
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So, I try to make signs, graphically and visually, to say to people “Okay, this is this department of my work and this is this other department of my work.” And of course I’m very pleased if people like all of them, but I don’t want them to feel deceived at any point.
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Cultural objects have no notable identity outside of that which we confer upon them. Their value is entirely a product of the interaction that we have with them.
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The most important thing is the thing most easily forgotten.
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You either believe that people respond to authority, or that they respond to kindness and inclusion. I’m obviously in the latter camp. I think that people respond better to reward than punishment.
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Being completely free to choose what to do is actually quite difficult
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