"People who share the same language, French or……" — Pierre Schaeffer
"People who share the same language, French or Chinese or whatever, have the same vocal cords and emit sounds which are basically the same, as they come from the same throats and lungs."
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18 Quotes by Pierre Schaeffer
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The world changes materially. Science makes advances in technology and understanding. But the world of humanity doesn't change.
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It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us…
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The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise of the theme with variations.…
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I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same…
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Noises have generally been thought of as indistinct, but this is not true.
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The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always happens in history. Then, out…
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Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.
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Sound is the vocabulary of nature.
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Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the…
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In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated and only expressed in concrete…
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Morally, the world is both better and worse than it was. We are worse off than in the middle ages,…
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Take a sound from whatever source, a note on a violin, a scream, a moan, a creaking door, and there…
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Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie.
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I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed…
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Traditional Chinese art looked at the Earth from a Confucian mountain top; Japanese art looked closely around screens; Italian Renaissance…
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The Italians and Spanish, the Chinese and Vietnamese see food as part of a larger, more essential and pleasurable part…
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We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country.
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Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.
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Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.
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Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next…
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All the Chinese have to do is fly around the Moon and back, and they'll appear to have won the…
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To send humans back to the moon would not be advancing. It would be more than 50 years after the…
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We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male…
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We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused…
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