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The tragedy of music is that it begins with perfection.


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Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can happen, and you have a music with no boundaries.

Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can happen, and you have a music with no boundaries.



We do not hear what we hear..., only what we remember.

We do not hear what we hear..., only what we remember.



The composer makes plans, music laughs.

The composer makes plans, music laughs.



Do we have anything in music that really wipes everything out? That just cleans everything away?

Do we have anything in music that really wipes everything out? That just cleans everything away?



Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon.

Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon.



Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures.

Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures.



I never understood what rules I was supposed to learn, and what rules I was supposed to break

I never understood what rules I was supposed to learn, and what rules I was supposed to break



If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost.

If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost.



Compositionally I always wanted to be like Fred Astaire.

Compositionally I always wanted to be like Fred Astaire.



For years I said if I could only find a comfortable chair I would rival Mozart.

For years I said if I could only find a comfortable chair I would rival Mozart.





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If we knew everything would change we would have turned back but we didn't know. Thats how things happen. Especially sunny days hide dark moments in their pockets.




Your emotions are exposed when you play golf: humility, pride, anger, it all comes out with each swing. You lay it all on the line.

Your emotions are exposed when you play golf: humility, pride, anger, it all comes out with each swing. You lay it all on the line.



Sistani’s office refuses the replacement of the law because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to please some sides.

Sistani’s office refuses the replacement of the law because it is not an Iraqi demand but it is a political demand to please some sides.



We can no longer imagine that we are part of something larger than ourselves - that is what all this boils down to.

We can no longer imagine that we are part of something larger than ourselves - that is what all this boils down to.



The amount of time we spend with Jesus - meditating on His Word and His majesty, seeking His face - establishes our fruitfulness in the kingdom.

The amount of time we spend with Jesus - meditating on His Word and His majesty, seeking His face - establishes our fruitfulness in the kingdom.



I will live to piss in the open mouths or the open graves of my enemies, whichever comes first.

I will live to piss in the open mouths or the open graves of my enemies, whichever comes first.



There is just no way any management with any intelligence and foresight cannot recognize the value of a corporate image. It is the best, single marketable investment that a company can make.

There is just no way any management with any intelligence and foresight cannot recognize the value of a corporate image. It is the best, single marketable investment that a company can make.



Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being?

Who shall set a limit to the influence of a human being?



I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way.

I stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way.




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