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Morton Feldman Quotes: To understand what music has to be, you have to live for music. Who's ready to do that?
         

To understand what music has to be, you have to live for music. Who's ready to do that?


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Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can happen, and you have a music with no boundaries.

Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can happen, and you have a music with no boundaries.



The tragedy of music is that it begins with perfection.

The tragedy of music is that it begins with perfection.



We do not hear what we hear..., only what we remember.

We do not hear what we hear..., only what we remember.



The composer makes plans, music laughs.

The composer makes plans, music laughs.



Do we have anything in music that really wipes everything out? That just cleans everything away?

Do we have anything in music that really wipes everything out? That just cleans everything away?



Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon.

Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon.



Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures.

Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures.



I never understood what rules I was supposed to learn, and what rules I was supposed to break

I never understood what rules I was supposed to learn, and what rules I was supposed to break



If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost.

If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost.



Compositionally I always wanted to be like Fred Astaire.

Compositionally I always wanted to be like Fred Astaire.





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Where are we?" "In a special place, " he whispered, dragging his lips across her ear, "where magic is real.

Where are we?" "In a special place, " he whispered, dragging his lips across her ear, "where magic is real.




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Success is getting through defiance, adversity and difficulties, feeling hopeless and defeated but never giving up until you achieve your goal



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Scientific accuracy confirms the Bible is the Word of God.



There was a time when we wanted to be told what an electron is. The question was never answered. No familiar conceptions can be woven around the electron; it belongs to the waiting list.

There was a time when we wanted to be told what an electron is. The question was never answered. No familiar conceptions can be woven around the electron; it belongs to the waiting list.



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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.



I began to realize that the big money must necessarily be in the big swing.

I began to realize that the big money must necessarily be in the big swing.



How do get rid of a little problem? You get a big problem.

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