Brian Ferneyhough Quotes

I frequently compose out the entire metric structure of a piece in modified cyclic form, where each cyclic revolution undergoes some form of 'variation' much as if measure lengths were concrete musical 'material.'

Brian Ferneyhough

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RevolutionMeasureStructureConcrete

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning.

Joan D. Vinge

TimeMeaningBodyMoreNakedOwn

I like to be absorbed in what my character's doing.

Mia Wasikowska

CharacterDoingLike

The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.

Tony Snow

SecuritySinRealScamLong-Term

I think purpose is the most important thing because once you understand that, everything else becomes easy.

Trevor Jackson

PurposeThinkEasyYouUnderstand

We have to keep up our guard. We won't get the risk of Ebola to zero in the U.S. until we stop it in West Africa. And Ebola is hard to fight. It requires intensity. It requires speed and flexibility.

Tom Frieden

FightSpeedStopAfricaRiskHard

I usually stay in on Sunday nights. I'm not much of a party person.

Robert Wilson

SundayPartyPersonStayMuch

We'll do all right if we can capitalize on our mistakes.

Mickey Rivers

MistakesRightOurCapitalize

To breed a winner, let alone at Royal Ascot, is unbelievable. I've got four children and they all love the mother. We pat it most days and she's a lovely mare.

Michael Owen

LoveMotherAloneChildrenWinner

The city of New Orleans showed America what it takes to rebuild a great place. We're all going together, and we're not leaving anybody behind.

Mitch Landrieu

GreatTogetherCityAmericaPlace

There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.

Jean Anouilh

LifeLoveEnemyCourseThen

People used to call her Debbie Reynolds' daughter. Now they call me Princess Leia's mother!

Debbie Reynolds

MotherDaughterPeopleMePrincess

The meek and the humble died at Mt. Carmel. And the strong and the arrogant - the FBI and the ATF - lived.

David Thibodeau

HumbleStrongFBILivedArrogant

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