“I work very fast, keeping the ideas flowing but making sure they come out the way I intended.” Quote by Gavin Bryars
“People like Arvo Part would not have been taken seriously 20 years ago.” PeopleYearsHas BeensTakenYears Ago Author:Gavin Bryars
“It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their peers. That's one way of making music.” WayTalkingAudiencePaperUniversityOne WayWhere You ArePeersGiftedSpecialistsAttendingSeminars Author:Gavin Bryars
“I remember once, when I started writing for the alto saxophone, a saxophonist told me to think of it as being like a cross between an oboe and a viola, but louder.” ThinkingWritingRememberCrossesSaxophoneViolaOboes Author:Gavin Bryars
“'Constitutional' is just a real pip of a word. Positively rolls off the tongue. In fact, it's downright fun to say. 'Con-stit-too-shun-al.' It's the verbal equivalent of skipping down the street with an ice cream cone in your hand. It's like a semantic bag of Lays potato chips. You simply can't just say it once.” RealFactsHandsFunStreetsLaysTongueIceBagsAlsCreamIce CreamChipsPotatoesPositivelyConesPotato ChipsIce Cream Cones Author:Paul Feig
“Modern programs must handle Unicode —Python has excellent support for Unicode, and will keep getting better.” SupportModernProgramHandleExcellentGet BetterPython Author:Guido van Rossum
“I am worried because I'm hearing some of the same signals about Iran and its nuclear program that were heard as the Bush administration made its case for the war in Iraq. 'It's déjà vu all over again.” MadeSaidWarCasesHeardProgramIraqHearingNuclearAdministrationWorriedIranSignalsCnn Author:David Kay
“My father used to think the word 'legend' was tossed around far too often. I want to say today that in the opinion of his family, my father was a legend.” ThinkingWantTodayUsedFatherOpinionLegendsRevealing Author:James Packer
“If I sat back and decided to sell the product of my father and my grandfather's work, like a leech, you know I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror... I want to be able to look at my father in 10 years' time and say, 'I'm proud of you, and you should be proud of me.'” IfsKnowsWantShouldYearsLooksAbleFatherProductsProudDecidedMirrorsSellsSatGrandfatherBe ProudRevealingMy GrandfatherProud Of YouProud Of MeLeeches Author:James Packer
“I may be a f..kwit but I'm not a liar. I was a believer.” MayBelieverLiarsRevealing Author:James Packer