#ended

The Western musical canon came about not merely by accumulation, but by opposition and subversion, both to the ruling powers on whom composers depended for their livelihoods and to other musics. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#both #came #canon #composers #depended

This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#dint #extended #frequently #only #painful

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

#character #every #his #human #human being

'The Sopranos,' for instance, is arguably the best cable show of all time. They could have made a movie, but that show ended so perfectly, it would almost be a disadvantage to make a movie like that. Then again, if you made a 'Sopranos' movie, people would be lined around the block to go see it. ↗

— Jerry Ferrara

#almost #arguably #around #best #block

My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport. ↗

— Joan Chen

#ended #fairy-tale #i #life #moment

Prior to 'The Shield,' basic cable was just a wasteland of reruns and NASCAR. When we came along, I think there was a collective, 'Hey, if they can do that, why can't we?' from the basic-cable networks of the world. We ended up being the cornerstone for a network, and a great one. ↗

— Michael Chiklis

#basic #being #cable #came #collective

In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#attended #bodyguard #lies #precious #she

From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#baltic #continent #curtain #descended #iron

I sometimes think I was born to live up to my name. How could I be anything else but what I am having been named Madonna? I would either have ended up a nun or this. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#anything #been #born #could #either

I'm still friendly with Dean. He still calls me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and later ended up spending some time in prison for his role in Watergate. ↗

— Fred F. Fielding

#dean #ended #fired #friendly #from time to time