Brian Eno Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“When our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it's the only thing on the agenda, the only thing everyone's talking about. And they pre-load the ensuing discussion with highly selected images, devious and prejudicial language, dubious linkages, weak or false 'intelligence' and selected 'leaks.'”

“It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene.”

“Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people.”

“For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time.”

“I'm fascinated by musicians who don't completely understand their territory; that's when you do your best work.”

“Some people are very good at being 'stars' and it suits them. I'm grudging about it and I find it annoying.”

“Honor thy error as a hidden intention.”

“The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.”

“I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function.”

“The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention.”