"Over the years I have tried to develop something which is technically assured."

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Source : Klassiknet Interview, www.culturekiosque.com.

Gavin Bryars

“I like to smile, even in intense situations. My opponents don't know how to react when they see me smile.”
“There has come about a general public awareness that America is not automatically, and effortlessly, and unquestionably the leader of the world in science and technology. This comes as no surprise to those of us who have watched and tried to warn against the steady deterioration in the teaching of science and mathematics in the schools for the past quarter century. It comes as no surprise to those who have known of dozens of cases of scientists who have been hounded out of jobs by silly disloyalty charges, and kept out of all professional employment by widespread blacklisting practices.”
“I work constantly to be better at being rejected.”

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“So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that youâ€™re not afraid to fail. Iâ€™m not afraid to fail. Iâ€™ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.”
“I proved to you that psychiatry is an exact science!" "An exact science?!" "Yes, you owe me exactly one hundred and forty-three dollars!”
“During times of challenge, what you have faith in is what determines what the challenge will turn into. Have faith in the reality of the challenge, and it will birth more challenges. Have faith in the reality of miracles, and the challenge will transform into something else.”
“Better the arrow that missed the lion than the one that killed a rabbit.”
“We were hunter-gatherers of information, and we moved from that to becoming farmers and cultivators of information.”

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