"You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award."

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Source : "The Gospel According To John Corigliano". Interview with Frank J. Oteri, www.newmusicbox.org. February 1, 2005.

John Corigliano

#Winning Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Awards Quotes

“Mexican style of boxing training is different from what my father had trained me. It was good for me because it was an added knowledge, an addition to my boxing IQ.”
“In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed.”
“People think, mistakenly, that etiquette means you have to suppress your differences. On the contray, etiquette is what enables you to deal with them; it gives you a set of rules.”
“Songs are puzzles - you get an intro, or maybe an end, but you gotta fill in the rest. Sometimes they come easy and sometimes they're a pain in the ass.”
“No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Before negotiating a raise, start collecting a file of evidence showing how you've impacted the bottom line. ... Don't believe there's no money in the budget. Don't assume your boss knows how great you've been doing. Don't threaten to leave -- you may be given the opportunity.”
“Life is hollow without health and freedom. To seek one while ignoring the other is folly.”
“History is the torch that is meant to illuminate the past, to guard us against the repetition of our mistakes of other days. We cannot join in the rewriting of history to make it conform to our comfort and convenience.”

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