My father was a classical singer of baroque music, and my older sister was in musical theatre, and I thought about doing… — Antonia Thomas Copy Share Image
The merry-go-round was running, yes, but... It was running backward. The small calliope inside the carousel machinery rattle-snapped its nervous-stallion shivering drums,… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I deliberately disregarded the right angle and rationalist architecture designed with ruler and square to boldly enter the world of curves and… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
I was attracted by the curve — the liberated, sensual curve suggested by the possibilities of new technology yet so often recalled… — Oscar Niemeyer Copy Share Image
While there are so many beautiful Baroque churches and it's a beautiful artistic tradition, it almost gets hideous and grotesque if you… — Win Butler Copy Share Image
Rather than teasing the buyers, we may blame the society in which they lived for setting up a situation where the purchase… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
I'm involved with a baroque opera company here in Italy. I write some of their booklet material, comments on operas. I also… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
I think I'm fascinated with history and - just in general. And I'm always interested in how did - how did this… — Cecile McLorin Salvant Copy Share Image
Several factors besides skill are more significant in professional writers than in most amateurs. One is love of the surface level of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Eiffel saw his Tower in the form of a serious object, rational, useful; men return it to him in the form of… — Roland Barthes Copy Share Image
The mentally disturbed do not employ the Principle of Scientific Parsimony: the most simple theory to explain a given set of facts.… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
My wife and I battle over home decor. My style goes from Gothic to Baroque. Hers is minimalist. — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
I want to experiment with new techniques and become a "traditional baroque artist." — Camille Henrot Copy Share Image
Baroque civilization believed in two truths, which for a post-18th-century mindset are exclusive truths - we have to eliminate one to believe… — Eugene Green Copy Share Image
Baroque sculpture and interior design has a quality of creating an environment that seems organic because it's full of curves and details,… — Camille Henrot Copy Share Image
Music always stimulates my imagination. When I'm writing I usually have some Baroque music on low in the background chamber music by… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
My visual landscape as a child was the inside of a lot of these old churches. And the Baroque drama of the… — Florence Welch Copy Share Image
Food history is as important as a baroque church. Governments should recognize cultural heritage and protect traditional foods. A cheese is as… — Carlo Petrini Copy Share Image
The language of the novel differs from the just-the-facts language of the old tales. It's robust and earthy, sometimes even baroque. — Marisa Silver Copy Share Image
