John Corigliano Quotes
What I think of as style - and I've gotten to this over years of really thinking about it - is that style is the unconscious choices I make.
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My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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How can something that's 95% water be so divisive? Alone among vegetables, the poor, innocent stick of celery elicits the most vicious attacks.
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It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
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I traveled a full two years with 'Language of Flowers.'
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People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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I don't allow meat in my house or in my oven. My whole family is vegetarian - and although I've given my kids the choice to order meat at a restaurant when they reach five, they're not interested.
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Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
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The holy book is implanted in the hearts and minds of all the Muslims. Humiliation of the holy book represents the humiliation of our people.
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.
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I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart, won't need to sacrifice any of her leisure time when she gets home.
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I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I don't operate on scenarios, and I am not a prophet.
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Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.
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I have never worn dresses by grands couturiers.
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Men are visual creatures.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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I barely watch TV apart from the news. Most of it is rubbish. There's all this reality nonsense and dross. I think there's a market for a well-produced, well-written melodrama like 'Dallas.' It's pure entertainment.
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Increased spending, growing government debt and overreaching regulations are stifling job creation and economic growth.
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I think people know that I've got a good heart.
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There's more musical freedom on Madison Avenue than anywhere else. It's an Eden for a composer.
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You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team.
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Over the years I attempted to make my style a bit more relaxed 'cause the initial style you couldn't watch for more than ten minutes without wanting to kill me.
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What I think of as style - and I've gotten to this over years of really thinking about it - is that style is the unconscious choices I make.
