Harrison Birtwistle Quotes
I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
Quotes to Explore
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Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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The more I go on in this career of making albums, writing songs and playing music, the more I think of each album as a movie. I really wanted to make a film, but making a film is much more expensive than making a record.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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You either are or you're not.
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My biggest fight has been between those who wanted to do something incremental and those who wanted to do something comprehensive. We won that fight, and once we kick through this door, there'll be more legislation to follow.
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Lately, I've been doing a lot of tuning in and impatiently tuning out. As a longtime fan of talk radio, I don't think this bodes well for the long-term broad appeal of the medium.
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I think that a lot of guys reach for electronics first, but the truth is that you can never keep up with electronics. You buy a flat-screen TV, and then six months later, there's one that has 3D and Blu-ray and all this business, and that is just going to keep continuing.
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I'm a Christian, and I'm not judgmental towards anyone. I think that's really important.
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Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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Everybody has this sack they're carrying. Some are heavier. Some are lighter. But no one doesn't have it. And if you think someone doesn't have it, they have a bigger one than you imagine.
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Liberalism is assisting quality of life, whatever you may choose.
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My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula.
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For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
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Being bi-racial and being from the country, I can talk to guys like Travis Frederick from Wisconsin and Doug Free from Wisconsin. And then I can go over and talk to Dez Bryant. I mean, think about the two different standpoints you need to have a real conversation with both, to really understand what they've been through.
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Well, I must tell you I write the scripts very close to the bone. So I'm writing episode seven now and couldn't tell you what happens in episode eight.
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I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on.
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You have good days and bad days.
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I think every time, before we do an album, we have a discussion where we sort of consider the idea of doing something radically different.
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Serendipity is nice, but hoping for luck and the magic of happenstance shouldn't be an excuse for a lack of proactivity. I had to learn for myself that waiting isn't a life plan.
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The U.S. can become carbon neutral in our lifetimes. In the process, we will put millions of Americans to work, make our companies more competitive, and shield our communities from extreme weather. And we will honor our obligation to leave the world a better place for future generations.
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I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
