34 Quotes by Terry Riley

The danger is not so much in an assault or robbery at the airport, but an airport is a good place for the thieves to target their victims.

It’s not what happens to you in life that matters; what matters is how you deal with it!

The incredible thing about the human mind is that is didn’t come with an instruction book.

I was using tape loops for dancers and dance production. I had very funky primitive equipment, in fact technology wasn’t very good no matter how much money you had.

I really didn’t have a plan, I just went in and started playing. one of my specialties was to be able to play for a really long time without stopping and I would play these repeated patterns for hours and hours and I wouldn’t seem to get tired.

I had always been more interested in playing and improvising than sitting down at a desk and writing out a piece. I’d always found it more fun to play, and the other a little bit tedious. I always had trouble with the decisions.

Acceleration is finite, I think according to some laws of physics.