"I don't think that the Pulitzer should be given the way it is. I think the competition should be anonymous. I think completely different people would win it if the names were taken off because a lot of it is done on relationships and names."

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

John Corigliano

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“I think art is, unfortunately, sometimes our only shot at communicating our indignation safely and effectively.”

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“If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.”
“Terrorists in 6 weeks have been able to command 300 million North Americans to do away with the entirety of their civil liberties that took 700 years to advance from the Magna Carta onward. The terrorists have already won the political and ideological war with one terrorist act. It is mindboggling that we are that weak as a society.”
“The leader is one who can organize the experience of the group ... and thus get the full power of the group. The leader makes the team. This is pre-eminently the leadership quality - the ability to organize all the forces there are in an enterprise and make them serve a common purpose.”
“I believe we all share a responsibility to build a healthier, more just and prosperous world.”
“My friends and neighbors were always fixing their cars. Soldiers who felt restless wanted to work on something, and they understood cars. Me, I like to look at cars but I was never really a mechanic.”
“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.”
“If I didn't have writing, I'd be running down the street hurling grenades in people's faces.”

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