Jonny Greenwood Quotes

What I really enjoy about writing for orchestras is realizing that - and it's kind of self-evident - but the fact that they are 48 individuals. It's not, you know, a preset on a keyboard. It's all these people who have opinions and who are making decisions about how to play.

Jonny Greenwood Radiohead

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• North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.

  

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• There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

  

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• Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.

  

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• She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.

  

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• The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.

  

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• I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.

  

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• Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.

  

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• The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.

  

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• The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.

  

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• What I really enjoy about writing for orchestras is realizing that - and it's kind of self-evident - but the fact that they are 48 individuals. It's not, you know, a preset on a keyboard. It's all these people who have opinions and who are making decisions about how to play.

  

  Jonny Greenwood Radiohead
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