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" I don't think people are going to switch over to bikes because it's good for them or because it's politically correct. They're going to do it because it gets them from A to B faster. "
David Byrne
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" Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional. "
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" Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored. "
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" The physical sensation of gliding with the wind in your face is exhilarating. That automatic activity of pedalling, when you have to be awake but not think too much, allows you to let subconscious thoughts bubble up, and things seem to just sort themselves out. And the adrenaline wakes you up if you weren't properly alert. "
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" I ride my bike almost every day here in New York. It's getting safer to do so, but I do have to be fairly alert when riding on the streets as opposed to riding on the Hudson River bike path or similar protected lanes. "
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" Yeah, it's pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days. "
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" Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create. "
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