Brian Ferneyhough Quotes
I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in my youth I was quite deeply involved with certain aspects of the British pragmatists.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I'm pretty much a thrift shop gal. Flea markets on Sundays.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.
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You don't have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.
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There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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My parents did not discourage me but could not understand how I could make a living by art. Their idea of an artist was a person who was condemned to starvation.
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When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.
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I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.
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I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.
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I used to skip breakfast, but eating gets my metabolism going, so I burn more calories all day.
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We have a history of great producers - ABBA and Max Martin - we have proof of people being successful from Sweden.
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When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.
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Lotteries, a tax upon imbeciles.
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My buddies worked with me for weeks, and I went up to take my test, and started crying because I couldn't remember the words. I can remember songs. If you put it to a melody, I would have sung it to 'em in a minute.
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The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.
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Of course, nothing just falls into your lap - to get where I am now, I've worked hard.
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I don't believe in an interventionist God...
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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are already trustless - any machine can accept it from any other, securely. They are (nearly) free. They are global - no central bank required, and any machine can speak the language.
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I'll never leave 'Community,' no matter what. You're either a lifer, or you're not.
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The painter who is content with the praise of the world for what does not satisfy himself, is not an artist, but an artisan; for though his reward be only praise, his pay is that of a mechanic.
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I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in my youth I was quite deeply involved with certain aspects of the British pragmatists.
