"The sense of having to be the best at everything gets in the way of anybody doing anything. I put all that aside; it's not worth thinking about when I'm there. My agenda as an artist doesn't go away when I teach. It actually gets intensified."

-- Vijay Iyer

#Artist Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Going Away Quotes

“When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.”
“There is more to talking than just words.”
“The flow of time cleanses the past and heals the wounds in people's hearts. But there are wounds we cant speak of.”
“Compromise means to go just a little bit below what you know is right. It's just a little bit, but it's the little foxes that spoil the vine.”
“Basically, I want people to feel feelings. It's too easy to go through this world being told to keep our emotions in check, as if they inhibit us in some way or another.”

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“Don't tax you, don't tax me; Tax the companies across the sea.”
“What's good for the United States is good for the New York Stock Exchange. But what's good for the New York Stock Exchange might not be good for the United States.”
“I don't like golf. It's not for me, it's too quiet.”

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