Walter Piston quotes

Walter Piston quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“I must say Ive always composed music from the point of view of the performers.”
-- Walter Piston

#Views Quotes #Point Of View Quotes #Performers Quotes

“My car's my best friend. My office. My home. My location. I have a very intimate sense when I am in a car with someone next to me. We're in the most comfortable seats because we're not facing each other, but sitting side by side. We don't look at each other, but instead do so only when we want to. We're allowed to look around without appearing rude. We have a big screen in front of us and side views. Silence doesn't seem heavy or difficult. Nobody serves anybody. And many other aspects. One most important thing is that it transports us from one place to another.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 28, 2005.
“My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.”
“If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution.”
“It's while writing that suddenly a point of view appears: 'So, that's what I really thought about this thing'. Then it feels part of me.”

Source : "The outsider" by Richard Lea, www.theguardian.com. June 16, 2008.
“When truthsayers have the courage to say the emperor is wearing no clothes, whether you agree with their point of view or not, send them love. They are to be acknowledged for speaking their truth.”
“You've got to ensure that the holders of an opinion, however unpopular, are allowed to put across their points of view.”
“We don't have a single point of view for a road at all, except a moving one, moving along it.”
“I develop my work in a time that, from my point of view, is much more #â€Ž romantic than the present day”
“My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer.”
“Talking about my personal life onstage, I've realized I'm not one of those comics who can do that. I can allude to it but I don't want to be a confessional performer...”

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