“Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of i...” — Harrison Birtwistle Quote

“Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.”

“In the end it doesn't matter what you do.”

“When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music I'd been writing since I was 11.”

“In managing relations with China, it is absolutely necessary for Japan, the U.S. and Europe to work together as one.”

“Do I like being No. 1? Absolutely. Who doesn't?”

“If I've failed to convince the UFC, Dana White, and the fans that I'm overwhelmingly the No. 1 contender and that I absolutely should be fighting for the belt, then I take that as my own responsibility.”