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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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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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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Liability does apply with respect to the amount of the oil spill. – Ken Salazar

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One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself. – E. W. Howe

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Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind. – Robert Dale Owen

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I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world. Perhaps the music-lovers of some of our larger cities equal the English, but I do not believe they can be surpassed in that respect. – John Philip Sousa

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