"The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition"

“I'm a huge Nirvana fan and I like seeing things that at first seem out of context, but actually they're one of the biggest bands in the world. I like to see pop culture, like punk or alternative culture, clash with some other type of culture.”

“When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me.”

“You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.”

Source : "The Gospel According To John Corigliano". Interview with Frank J. Oteri, www.newmusicbox.org. February 1, 2005.

“We runners are all a little nutty, but we're good people who just want to enjoy our healthy, primitive challenge. Others may not understand running, but we do, and we cherish it. That's our only message.”

“Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (p. 707), 1922.

“You've got to love people, places, ideas; you've got to live with mind, body, soul; you've got to be committed; there is no life on the side-lines.”

“It's not enough to picture their outward appearance. Give them a background and sphere of influence.”

Source : "Five Key Ways to Create a Character’s Distinct Voice" by Jordan Dane, killzoneauthors.blogspot.com. May 15, 2014.

“Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.”

Source : Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Claude M. Bristol, Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS01”, p.60, Lulu.com