“The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don't build on the past. There is no past.” Quote by John Corigliano
“You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.” ThinkingWinningAwardsMeaninglessComposer Author:John Corigliano
“Eighty percent of my pieces gravitate towards an A, as a tonal thing, not at the beginning, but somewhere in it.” PiecesPercentEighty Author:John Corigliano
“I find respect for a mediocre British composer, as opposed to a really good American, ridiculous because they automatically respect a composer if he's from England.” IfsEnglandBritishRidiculousComposerMediocre Author:John Corigliano
“I don't think that the Pulitzer should be given the way it is. I think the competition should be anonymous. I think completely different people would win it if the names were taken off because a lot of it is done on relationships and names.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayShouldDifferentDoneWinningNamesGivenTakenCompetitionDifferent Peoples Author:John Corigliano
“The enemy is not Islam, the great world faith, but a perversion of Islam.” WorldEnemyIslamPerversion Author:John Cornyn
“Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so.” ShouldRunningPoliticalAsksJusticePoliticianPlatformsSenators Author:John Cornyn
“I think we ought to talk about what the American people want, and that is jobs and get the economy on track.” PeopleThinkingWantJobsEconomyOughtTrack Author:John Cornyn
“People are tired of just yelling at the TV set. They actually are going to turn out and vote.” PeopleTurnsTvsVoteTiredYelling Author:John Cornyn
“Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.” PoliticalHonestStandardsDeserveIndependenceBeing HonestAccountabilityAttorneyPolitical Independence Author:John Cornyn
“Why is it that half of the households in America pay zero income tax? We need some real tax reform.” NeedsRealAmericaPayHalfTaxesIncomeReformZeroHouseholdIncome TaxTax Reform Author:John Cornyn