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Anthony Braxton Quotes

I had never thought that I would be involved in narrative structures. As a young guy, I was more interested in abstract modeling. But as I got older, I began to see that there was no reason to limit myself to any intellectual or conceptual postulate, when in fact I'm a professional student of music.

Anthony Braxton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
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Birth: June 4, 1945

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Music Myself Thought Professional

When I was growing up in the '70s and '80s, by the time you were 16, you were kind of expected to be an adult. By the time we were 16 and able to drive, certainly by 17 or 18 and into college, you just had very little interaction with your parents.

Time Parents College Growing Up You

Painting is but another word for feeling.

Painting Feeling Word Another

If you do something very successful, you will then be defined by it.

You Will Successful Something Very

If we have a purpose in life beyond being a cog in the human machine, mine is to help inspire people and that's pretty cool. I would like to motivate the world.

Life Purpose People Cool World Help

Our Parliamentary system has simply failed to meet the challenge of judicial activism.

Challenge Meet System Activism Our

I think the success of any brand reboot is to acknowledge the heritage but to embrace and interpret it in a way that makes it relevant and wearable to the modern consumer.

Success Think Brand Heritage Way

I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I've been to three World Championships... so I think it's like a win-win.

Football School World Think Three

I'm an actor. Actors are supposed to act.

Actor Act Supposed

The American people want and deserve a space program truly worthy of a nation of pioneers.

Space People American Want Deserve

Japan is the most intoxicating place for me. In Kyoto, there's an inn called the Tawaraya which is quite extraordinary. The Japanese culture fascinates me: the food, the dress, the manners and the traditions. It's the travel experience that has moved me the most.

Food Culture Experience Travel Dress

You've got to move us to these technologies that allow us to get to the clean-energy source. If we can't work to reduce the cost, you're not going to see them implemented unless there is a path of unlimited subsidies, and that's not doable, either. We can kick-start the research process, but we have to do that from a position of economic strength.

Work Strength Path Research Process

We've outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evidence that they're failing us.

Memories Trust Small Result Digital

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