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Quote by Brian Ferneyhough
When I speak of cycles, I am referring to lengthy intervals of rel

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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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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respect
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There would seem to be a limit, even for an art preoccupied with boundaries and transgressions, beyond which a work reaches its breaking point and becomes an actual failure, a mere experimentation. – Brian Ferneyhough

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People always have an opinion. Doesnt mean its right, doesnt mean its wrong, but we have to respect their opinion. – Michael Clarke Duncan

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To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making. – Otto von Bismarck

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Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect. – Luther Campbell

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I did work out every day. I needed it to have the endurance to do what needed to be done and not get hurt. I have such a new respect for action stars now. – Sanaa Lathan

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To the great tree-loving fraternity we belong. We love trees with universal and unfeigned love, and all things that do grow under them or around them — the whole leaf and root tribe. – Henry Ward Beecher

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