“In South America, I heard the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. And the young conductor thought, Beethoven must be heroic. But this is piece which shouldn't be heroic. And this was such a misunderstanding, such a deep misunderstanding.” AmericaYoungPiecesHeardSouthHeroicMisunderstandingSymphonyConductorSouth America Author:Kurt Masur
“When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.” WritingHardYoungNovelPiecesCrafts Author:Laini Taylor
“The first piece of art that I ever bought - when I could afford it - was a Warhol sketch from the period when he was just getting out of doing commercial work and more into art. It's a sketch of a young guy's face. I guess the gallery that I bought it from thought I would like it because the young guy kind of looked like James Dean.” FirstsKindArtFacesYoungGuyPiecesPeriodsGalleryDeanWarholYoung Guys Author:James Franco
“From the sexual, or amatorial, generation of plants new varieties, or improvements, are frequently obtained; as many of the young plants from seeds are dissimilar to the parent, and some of them superior to the parent in the qualities we wish to possess... Sexual reproduction is the chef d'oeuvre, the master-piece of nature.” YoungScienceWishParentQualityPiecesGenerationsMastersEvolutionPlantSeedsImprovementSuperiorsVarietyChefReproduction Book:The essential writings of Erasmus Darwin Source: The essential writings of Erasmus Darwin
“My favorite piece of information is that Branwell Brontë, brother of Emily and Charlotte, died standing up leaning against a mantelpiece, in order to prove it could be done. This is not quite true, in fact. My absolute favorite piece of information is the fact that young sloths are so inept that they frequently grab their own arms and legs instead of tree limbs, and fall out of trees.” DoneFactsYoungOrderFallPiecesTreeInformationBrotherArmsProveStandingDiedAbsolutesMy FavoriteLegsLimbsProve ItSlothEmilyCharlotteArms And LegsTree Limbs Book:The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time Source: The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility, and the young should not only shun it, but by the most thorough culture relieve themselves from all temptation to indulge in it. It is a low, frivolous, and too often a dirty business. There are country neighborhoods in which it rages like a pest. Churches are split in pieces by it. Neighbors are made enemies by it for life. In many persons it degenerates into a chronic disease, which is practically incurable. Let the young cure it while they may.” ShouldMayPersonsMadeCountryYoungCultureChurchEnemyPiecesDiseaseLowsRageNeighborCuresTemptationDirtyNeighborhoodGossipConfessionSplitsIndulgeMaliceThoroughIndulge InDegeneratesFrivolousPestsImbecilityDirty Business Author:J. G. Holland
“My father urged Alan [Lomax] not to repeat the mistakes of the European folklorists who, a century ago, had collected these peasant songs and then arranged them for part choir and accompanied them on piano, and then told the young people of their country, "Don't change a note, this is our sacred heritage." Father said, whether it's a fiddle tune or a gospel song, learn it right off the record from the people who grew up with it. Don't just learn it from a piece of paper.” PeopleSaidCountryYoungSongFatherMistakeRecordsPiecesCenturyGrewPaperGrew UpSacredNotesPianoRepeatsTunesHeritagePeasantsDon't ChangeChoirFiddleGospel Songs Author:Pete Seeger
“To all the young people out there who think money and fame is important: that's only a small piece of the pie. You need an education to be totally secure in life. I feel very secure I can go get a real job now.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsI CanImportantRealWisdomJobsYoungLeadershipMoneyEducationComedyPiecesFameSecureIdeologyPieReal JobsSmall PiecesMoney And Fame Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“For almost a quarter of a century, Teen Ink has been encouraging young people to write - and then has published those pieces. These heartfelt essays and poems explore the issues faced by teenagers today. I applaud their efforts because they not only help young people deal with their own lives but also encourage the budding authors of the next generation.” PeopleWritingHas BeensHelpingTodayYoungNextDealsEffortIssuesPiecesGenerationsCenturyTeenagerQuartersEssaysInkNext GenerationHeartfeltQuarter Of A Century Author:Anita Silvey
“From a very young age, I liked to take apart things. All of my Christmas gifts would wind up in a million pieces. I actually recall taking apart my dad's lawnmower three times to understand how combustible engines work.” AgeYoungThreeMillionsPiecesWindDadMy DadEnginesRecallsThree TimesYoung AgeChristmas Gift Author:Homaro Cantu
“It never seemed like that much of a mystery why shows I was acted in failed. When you're doing a show called Freaks And Geeks about young people in high school, and it's on Saturday nights at 8 and there's no promotion for it, it's not really hard to guess why no one's watching it. And when you're doing a college goofball comedy that premières three weeks after Sept. 11, it's not that hard to piece together why that's not the most important thing on the radar.” PeopleImportantHardShowsSchoolTogetherYoungNightThreeComedyPiecesMysteryWeekCollegeHigh SchoolImportant ThingsFreakSaturdayGeekPromotionSaturday NightRadarSept 11 Author:Seth Rogen
“The biggest piece of advice that I give young comedians is: If it's your goal to get where I'm at, go do something else. Because you'll never get here. Never. The odds are so bad. Because not only do you have to be a really, really strong comedian but you also have to be lucky. And most people don't get that combination.” PeopleIfsGivingYoungStrongGoalPiecesAdviceLuckyCombinationComedianOdds Author:Ron White
“The writer learns to write, in the last resort, only by writing. He must get words onto paper even if he is dissatisfied with them. A young writer must cross many psychological barriers to acquire confidence in his capacity to produce good work-especially his first full-length book-and he cannot do this by staring at a piece of blank paper, searching for the perfect sentence.” IfsWritingFirstsBookLastsYoungPerfectPiecesProducePaperCapacityCrossesSentencesPsychologicalStaringAcquireBarriersLengthBlankGood WorkResortsDissatisfiedYoung WritersBlank Paper Author:Paul Johnson
“The people who review my books, generally, are kind of youngish culture writers who aspire to write books, or write opinion pieces about what they think of Neil Young, or why they quit watching ER or whatever. And because of that, I think there's a lot of people who write about my books with the premise of, "Why this guy? Why not me?"” PeopleThinkingWritingKindBookYoungGuyCultureOpinionPiecesQuittingWhy NotReviewsAspireThis GuyPremises Author:Chuck Klosterman
“Probably the most important piece of advice that I've ever gotten is to develop your mind. I left school very young and I always regretted it.” MindImportantSchoolYoungLeftPiecesAdvice Author:Stephanie Seymour