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James Tenney Quotes

I've come up with another formulation about style: that it's essentially a manifestation of a certain habitual set of limitations. It's what a composer does NOT do that defines a style.

James Tenney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: composer
Nationality: american
Birth: August 10, 1934

Topics

Style Up Limitations Manifestation

I've made a lot of movies with kids in them. I don't know why that is, but it's something I've noticed.

Joe Dante

Know Movies Why Something Kids Made

We had staffed up to do 'Doom 4' internally in parallel with 'Rage'. We also had our mobile and 'Quake Live' departments. We were taking a lot of steps to kind of provide a little bit more scope and protection for ourselves. And we certainly were listening to offers from all the majors about acquisition.

John Carmack

Live Listening Kind More Rage Up

The star thing, the celebrity thing, is new to me.

Jeremy Renner

Me New Celebrity Star Thing

In America, at the beginning of talkies, they pulled Fred Astaire from the theaters and put him on the screen and had all of these great composers write songs for him. They call it the Great American Songbook; I call it the Fred Astaire Songbook because they were written for him.

Tony Bennett

Great Beginning American America Him

I love how professional sports unite a city and a group of people.

Mike O'Malley

Love Sports People City Professional

Well, maybe at home I don't have the best image.

Martina Hingis

Home Best Image Well Maybe

I am sorry for causing anyone to lose faith in sport.

Lizzie Armitstead

Faith I Am Sorry Lose Am Anyone

It is much easier to fight through this thing called life with someone, as opposed to fighting alone. I absolutely want to be a wife and to come home to somebody who I know adores me.

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

Life Home Alone Wife Fight Me

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

Jean de la Bruyere

Truth Logic Conviction Add Technique

It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

Jason Bateman

You Kind More Stick Like Approach

Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.

Jonathan Groff

King Me Stillness Lesson Timing

I look at Boston-based companies all the time... There's certainly great companies in Boston. If the deal makes sense on the merit of the deal itself, we'll go and do the deal.

Peter Levine

Great Time Look Go Boston Sense