"Today all sounds belong to a continuous field of possibilities lying within the comprehensive dominion of music. Behold the new orchestra: the sonic universe! And the musicians: anyone and anything that sounds!"

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Source : R. Murray Schafer (1977). “The Tuning of the World”, Alfred A. Knopf

R. Murray Schafer

#Lying Quotes #Orchestra Quotes #Dominion Quotes

“We're all just people, some of us accidentally connected by genetics, a random selection of cells. Nothing more.”

Source : Tracy Letts (2010). “August”, p.154, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Nothing else is required than to act toward God, in the midst of your occupations, as you do, even when busy, toward those who love you and whom you love.”
“I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.”
“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
“If intellect and will are correctly centered, the emotional life takes on harmony.”
“I'm a designer, which includes interiors, architecture, fashion, furniture, and lifestyle.”

Source : Interview with Alyssa Shelasky, www.bonappetit.com. January 23, 2013.
“Evolution is an organizing principle and when we call it a theory, we mean it's a theory, we don't mean that it's a belief that someone holds.”
“Don't waste your time, do something worthwhile with it." But what can that mean: worthwhile? Finally to start realizing long-cherished wishes. To attack the error that there will always be time for it later....Take the long-dreamed-of trip, learn this language, read those books, buy yourself this jewelry, spend a night in that famous hotel. Don't miss out on yourself. Bigger things are also part of that: to give up the loathed profession, break out of a hated milieu. Do what contributes to making you more genuine, moves you closer to yourself.”

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