“Doing my art came out of something very solitary and something that I had no intention of showing anybody, and yet once people saw pieces in my house, it became really clear that there was a great demand for my art.” PeopleArtHouseClearSawsPiecesDemandIntentionSolitary Author:Paul Stanley
“But compared with the task of selecting a piece of French pastry held by an impatient waiter a move in chess is like reaching for a salary check in its demand on the contemplative faculties.” MovingPiecesDemandTasksChessChecksReachingFacultySalaryImpatientWaiterContemplativePastries Book:Chips Off the Old Benchley Source: Chips Off the Old Benchley
“I'm not a frustrated concert composer, and the concert pieces I've done have been a small part of my work. What I've sought there is instruction, variation from the demands of film and relief from its restrictions.” Has BeensDoneFilmPiecesDemandReliefConcertsInstructionComposerFrustratedRestrictionVariationSmall Parts Author:John Towner Williams
“I want to create a rapid response team, right around the world, perhaps starting originally with our partners, similar to the one we have in the United Nations whereby, where there's a problem in our society which demands a compassionate response, an educated, informed, not just a splurgy emotional thing, but an informed compassionate response that puts yourself in the position of the other and sees all sides of the problem, not just your own, there'll be somebody poised in each society who can write to the media, write an op-ed piece, to go on TV or radio.” WorldWantWritingProblemNationsSidesUnitedPiecesTeamMediaPositionEmotionalTvsGoes OnDemandResponseStartingRadioPartnersEducatedAround The WorldOur SocietyCompassionateUnited NationsRapidsEmotional Things Author:Karen Armstrong
“I'm particularly keen on promoting this [Nikolai] Medtner piece, Night Wind, because I feel it is a fantastic work that hasn't been given its due yet. Admittedly, it's difficult for both the performer and the listener. The work is quite dense, comparatively long, as these things go, and demands rather active listening. But it's gripping, and I believe it should be heard much more than it has been.” FeelsShouldBelieveLongHas BeensNightGivenI BelieveDifficultPiecesHeardWindListeningDemandActiveDuesFantasticPerformersListenersPromotingDenseGripping Author:Marc-Andre Hamelin