"I don't compose. I assemble materials."

--

Source : "Aaron Copland: the Life and Work of an Uncommon Man". Book by Howard Pollack, 1999.

Aaron Copland

#Materials Quotes

“The only one that got through was Jimmy Walker, because he plays the gas station attendant. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, it's just that we were kind of purists at the time, and we didn't want any comedians.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“After a lustre of the moon, we say We have not the need of any paradise, We have not the need of any seducing hymn.”
“I love this country, but the union jack leaves me cold.”
“We can still astonish the gods in humanity And be the stuff of future legends, If we but dare to be real, And have the courage to see That this is the time to dream The best dream of them all.”

Source : Ben Okri (2012). “Mental Fight”, p.39, Random House
“The soul that is the abode of chastity acquires an energy which enables her to surmount with ease the obstacles that lie along the path of duty.”
“Braai Day is a slap in the face of our efforts to regain who we are. And should make any self respecting South African cringe.”
“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.”
“The muscularly developed actor is not seen as a serious actor although he should be seen as a serious actor because he has been preparing for these muscular roles his entire life. If you can dedicate years of your life to hitting the gym and dieting and eating right you can definitely take a movie role seriously.”

You may also like:

Antonin Dvorak
Composer
Charles Ives
Composer
Claude Debussy
Composer
George Gershwin
Composer
Igor Stravinsky
Composer
Leonard Bernstein
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Maurice Ravel
Composer
Samuel Barber
Composer