When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet.
Copy QuoteI'm a mirror. If you're cool with me, I'm cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you don't like what you see, then you've done something. If I'm standoffish, that's because you are.
Copy Quote View & ShareKeep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.
Copy Quote View & ShareNothing is cooler and more attractive than a big comeback, and that'll be me.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'm not the kind of person who tries to be cool or trendy, I'm definitely an individual.
Copy Quote View & ShareNothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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