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Missy Mazzoli

"I think there's just been this "thing" that's developed, this way that we have of talking about our music that alienates people. And I fall into that too! I learned that in graduate school. You just talk about your music in a specific way, and that separates people from you. But some composers like that. Schoenberg liked that. He wanted to feel that he was making music for an elite few. That's fine for him, but I want to set myself free from that sort of attitude."

-- Missy Mazzoli

#Attitude Quotes #Fall Quotes #School Quotes

“I love short stories - reading and writing them. The best short stories distill all the potency of a novel into a small but heady draught. They are perfect reading material for the bus or train or for a lunchtime break. Everything extraneous has been strained off by the author. The best short stories pack the heft of any novel, yet resonate like poetry.”
“In the 1970's and in early 1980's, a startling discovery was made that almost every problem contains an element of solutions.”
“The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.”
“This is me putting it simply; the politicians are one demographic and they see that Arizona is changing. I feel like the only instinct to retain power is to have education favor you. You have this Mexican American program that helps kids take ownership of their race and their power. It threatens the political powers that are in place.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“The ability to feel fear and keep moving forward distinguishes the living from the merely breathing.”
“There is nothing in the way of amelioration of the conditions of life, of politics, of social and ethical matters, that may not be affected through the skilful application of those principles of advertising that, in business, have proved to be so wonderfully effective.”
“I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do.”

Source : "‘The View’ pays tribute to Patrick Swayze", www.today.com. September 15, 2009.
“If you stepped out of the shower and saw a leprechaun standing at the base of your toilet, would you scream, or would you innately understand that he meant you no harm?”

Source : "Author, Author?" by David Sedaris, www.newyorker.com. March 30, 2009.

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