— Bill Shankly Scottish footballer and manager 1913 - 1981
Quoted by John Toshack in Kevin McCarra, "How Benítez built Liverpool," http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1691681,00.html The Guardian (2006-01-21)
„[Women's] boarding schools, as we know, hold the three principal subjects which constitute the basis of human virtue to be the French language (a thing indispensable to the happiness of married life), piano-playing (a thing wherewith to beguile a husband’s leisure moments), and that particular department of housewifery which is comprised in the knitting of purses and other “surprises.” Nevertheless changes and improvements have begun to take place, since things now are governed more by the personal inclinations and idiosyncracies of the keepers of such establishments. For instance, in some seminaries the regimen places piano-playing first, and the French language second, and then the above department of housewifery; while in other seminaries the knitting of “surprises” heads the list, and then the French language, and then the playing of pianos—so diverse are the systems in force!“
— Nikolaj Vasiljevič Gogol, libro Dead Souls
Vol. 1, ch. 2
Dead Souls (1842)
Nikolaj Vasiljevič Gogol8
escritor ruso de origen ucraniano 1809 - 1852Citas similares
„I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.“
— Victor Borge Danish and US-American comedian and musician 1909 - 2000
From the obit in the Boston Globe.
Quotations from Borge's performances
Fuente: Richard Dyer, "Laughter Was at the Heart of Victor Borge's Many Talents", Boston Globe, 29 December 2000
„Which is the funniest language? It's French, isn't it?“
— Sacha Baron Cohen English stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and voice actor 1971
As quoted in "War" http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=C5P9J1wCgNM (28 February 2003), Da Ali G Show http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508528/?ref_=ttep_ep2.
— Boris Berman Russian/American musician 1948
Prokofiev’s piano sonatas : a guide for the listener and the performer (2008), Prokofiev the pianist
— Lang Lang Chinese pianist 1982
theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/14/lang-lang-piano-china-father
— Joe Zawinul austrian composer and pianist 1932 - 2007
On how a musician's way of playing is important
Prasad interview (1997)
„Grammar is a piano I play by ear.“
— Joan Didion American writer 1934
Fuente: Essays & Conversations
— John Dryden English poet and playwright of the XVIIth century 1631 - 1700
Essay of Dramatick Poesie (1668) Full text online http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/drampoet.html.
„I'm learning to play piano. And also the musical saw.“
— Rachel Trachtenburg American musician 1993
On learning to play new instruments ( Teen Vogue http://www.slideshowplayers.com/press/Teenvogue_feb07.html)
„Nothing conduces so emphatically to the harmony of sounds as perfect classical piano play.“
— Olga Rotari Moldovan classical pianist and chamber musician 1989
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTrlcR4KyA Youtube
— John Larroquette born 1947; American film, television and stage actor 1947
Responding to the question, "When did you know that the acting thing was for you?" during an interview with Tavis Smiley, http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200804/20080411_larroquette.html Tavis Smiley Tonight (2008-10-18).
— James Callaghan Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; 1976-1979 1912 - 2005
Speech at Southampton (25 May 1971)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
„Some kids can play the piano or kick a football; I could just impersonate everyone.“
— Tracey Ullman English-born actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, director, author and businesswoman 1959
Quoted on a 2003 episode of The View.
— Jules Michelet French historian 1798 - 1874
[Histoire de France, Michelet, Jules, Chamerot, 1861, 1, book 3]
History of France, 1833-1867
„When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.“
— Bob Hope American comedian, actor, singer and dancer 1903 - 2003
„French is the language that turns dirt into romance.“
— Stephen King American author 1947
Time (October 6, 1986)
— Tobias Dantzig American mathematician 1884 - 1956
Preface
Henri Poincaré, Critic of Crisis: Reflections on His Universe of Discourse (1954)
