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Toru Takemitsu Quotes

Composition gives proper meaning to the natural streams of sound that penetrate the world.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: composer
Nationality: japanese
Birth: October 8, 1930 - February 20, 1996

Topics

World Meaning Sound Natural Streams

Sometimes I felt as a writer I was purging, and it almost hurt to purge to that level. Now it doesn't feel that way, maybe because I'm older. Maybe life has given me some punches, but it didn't knock me down.

Life Me Hurt Feel Down Sometimes

I also try very hard to create characters - both heroes and villains - with psychological depth.

Create Try Hard Heroes Depth Very

I have a blessed life in so many ways.

Life Blessed Many Ways

It is vital that teachers can be paid more without having to leave the classroom. This will be particularly important to schools in the most disadvantaged areas as it will empower them to attract and recruit the best teachers.

Best Important Teachers Will Empower

I'm officially near-famous. If you've got four year old kids and you've got cable, then you've got no choice but to know who I am. But if you're one of my peers - a 26-year old guy who lives in Manhattan - you have no idea who I am. I'm only famous if you're four.

I Am Famous Year You Choice Know

In my heart, I really don't care who you love, same sex or not; as long as you have the ability to love, that's the important thing here.

Love Heart Care Long You Sex

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

Robert Browning

Best Sympathy You Autumn Decay Wins

I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy.

Love Sexy Scottish Accent Very

We all should be proud of the United States. For those of us that came from the Dominican, we've been able to come here, work, make money and become somebody in our lives. We've gotten a huge opportunity from the U.S.

Work Opportunity Money Proud Become

When Mubarak does die, he will be remembered as the most bland of those military men turned dictators: compare him with Gamal Abdel-Nasser and Anwar Sadat. The legacies most associated with him are a network of bridges and highways and 'stability.'

Men Bridges Die Will Military Him

At my degree show, someone said, 'It's nice, but it's very feminine.' I said, thank you, taking it as a compliment, but they obviously meant it as an insult.

Cornelia Parker

Thank You Someone You Said Nice

When I finish a book, I always fear that I'll never write again. It takes a lot of time. You always think if you could just do something else - but nothing else makes me as happy.

Fear Time Happy Me Book Think

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