#quit

Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#being #california #certainly #commitment #contemporary

I would not say that I was, these days, a 'student' of philosophy, although in my youth I was quite deeply involved with certain aspects of the British pragmatists. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#aspects #british #certain #days #deeply

In my own recent String Trio I attempt to superimpose two quite different sets of formal strategies, both of which, ultimately, refer back to historical precedent. ↗

— Brian Ferneyhough

#back #both #different #different sets #formal

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

— Brian Ferneyhough

#dint #extended #frequently #only #painful

I'd say I'm quite powerful so I'm not afraid of jumps or acrobatic elements. The hardest part is... get on the beam and stay there on top of it! ↗

— Vanessa Ferrari

#beam #elements #get #hardest #i

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive. ↗

— Geraldine Ferraro

#had #humor #i #indicated #know

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off. ↗

— Bryan Ferry

#could #hendrix #i #jimi #jimi hendrix

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me. ↗

— Bryan Ferry

#feeling #i #kind #living #me

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough. ↗

— Bryan Ferry

#few #good #had #i #liked

Homey don't quit. What else are you gonna do? It's like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after it's over they check the clock and go home. That's how it goes. ↗

— Chubby Checker

#all day #cartoon #check #clock #day