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This continuity of sound and form was something that I became really interested in from working with Ligeti. He was always going on about how form has to be continuous.

~Esa-Pekka Salonen

Topics: About Always Became Continuity Continuous Form Going He How Interested Really Something Sound Working

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I envy those Hindus and Buddhists who have in their religion philosophy and ancestor worship which build in the believer a continuity with the past, and that most important ingredient in the building of a nation - memory.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Ancestors Believer Build Building Continuity Envy Hindus Important Ingredient Memory Most Nation Past Philosophy Religion Those Which Who Worship

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The Japanese bureaucracy is unique. It is also very powerful, although it is now the object of so much criticism. Many of Japan's brightest made it a pillar of strength and continuity.

~F. Sionil Jose

Topics: Also Although Brightest Bureaucracy Continuity Criticism Japan Japanese Made Many Much Now Object Pillar Powerful Strength Unique Very

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It's nice to have some continuity you can come back to. I feel that in coming home, coming back to London.

~Felicity Jones

Topics: Back Come Coming Coming Home Continuity Feel Home London Nice Some You I Feel

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My children were brought up with their grandparents, and I was brought up with my grandparents. I think the continuity of moving through life together gives people a certain pride and sense of security.

~Francesca Annis

Topics: Brought Certain Children Continuity Gives Grandparents Life Moving People Pride Security Sense Think Through Together Up Were I Think

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Christianity is a religion of continuity and discontinuity as well. It's about what stays the same and what changes in the twinkling of an eye. Both are necessary truths, but sometimes it's important to accentuate the discontinuity, the sudden leap, the way you go up a tree, Zacchaeus, and come down a saint.

~Francis Spufford

Topics: About Accentuate Both Changes Christianity Come Continuity Down Eye Go Important Leap Necessary Religion Saint Same Sometimes Stays Sudden Tree Truths Up Way Well You

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Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

~Garrett Hardin

Topics: Conservatism Continuity Ecology Heart Serve

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There is a thematic continuity here within Bigelow's work: 'The Hurt Locker' serves up a military equivalent of the thrill-trips that Lenny Nero was hustling in her earlier 'Strange Days.'

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: Continuity Days Earlier Equivalent Her Here Hurt Hustling Lenny Locker Military Serve Strange Up Within Work

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To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.

~George Orwell

Topics: About Actual Cities Civilization Continuity Doubt Feel Germany Ruined Through Walk

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Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark.

~Germaine Greer

Topics: Calm Cold Continuity Dark Energy Grace Lakes Libraries Light Mental Neither Nor Order Reminders Strength Warm Wit

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