The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces.
Howard Staunton
I wear everything from hip-hop baggy pants to beautiful Armani dresses. I also like to mix vintage clothing with designer pieces.
Julia Stiles
I have composed several pieces which are performed outdoors, not only in the auditoria.
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
Igor Stravinsky
When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
Laini Taylor
My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.
Alice Temperley
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
Tertullian
It is a distortion, with something profoundly disloyal about it, to picture the human being as a teetering, fallible contraption, always needing... →
Lewis Thomas
I can't do pieces I only admire technically. I have to feel some direct contact with them.
Michael Tilson Thomas
When I first was conducting as guest conductor in Europe 25 years ago, I would propose doing American pieces and grudgingly it would be accepted from... →