Quote by Brian Ferneyhough
When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relev

When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet. – Brian Ferneyhough

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With respect to the respective French and German traditions you are no doubt correct, although I am reluctant to see individual achievement reduced to archetypes. – Brian Ferneyhough

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Questioning the nature and implications of liminal instances necessarily involves failure, if only in the specifically technical sense of entering spaces where prevailing criteria of success scarcely apply. – Brian Ferneyhough

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When I speak of cycles, I am referring to lengthy intervals of relative homogeneity, if not in the resolving of problems, than at least with respect to the consistency of their capacity to productively irritate. – Brian Ferneyhough

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I dont think of myself as hot or cool or anything, just a dork. – Ashley Olsen

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Theyre very, uh, you know, I dont come from the suburbs and a jolly, Disney type of lifestyle. I come from something totally different. And theyre cool and bare minimum so its not always a money issue for me. – Shia LaBeouf

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I remember being on film sets when I was younger, and only men got to do the cool action movies. So I thought, Maybe Ill get to produce one day and get to do cool stuff too, which is what happened when we did Charlies Angels. Starting my production company was a big turning point for me. – Drew Barrymore

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I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking. – Billy Corgan

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