Minor Quotes - page 3

Every one of us is a minor tragedy. Most of us learn to cope. (Elizabeth Bear)
In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being. View quote
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity. View quote
Edward R. Tufte
In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year. It was my second season in the bigs. View quote
Bob Uecker
Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of the film becomes enriched. It's not the size of the thing, but the detail. View quote
Brendan Gleeson
We had a couple of minor coups that made a big difference. We snared away from a competitor a correspondent already on the ground in Afghanistan. That was an enormous help to us, because there we were. View quote
Brit Hume
If I'm interrupted, it's just a minor inconvenience, but not a disaster, because it's easy to get back where I was: that is, the paint has not changed consistency; the light has not moved. View quote
Buffy Sainte-Marie
I've been working on my finishing for quite some time. It's just a question of paying attention to the minor details. View quote
Cobi Jones
I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building. View quote
Helmut Jahn
A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces. View quote
Howard Staunton
Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns; and, for the purpose of distinction, the Pieces and Pawns of one party are of a different color from those of the other. (Howard Staunton)
The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces. View quote
Howard Staunton
Actors usually respond to minor aspects of their own character or things that even feel disparate from themselves. View quote
Jeff Perry
I went to performing arts high school, and I took dance and acting every day. Then, I went to Marymount Manhattan College and I have a B.A. in acting, with a concentration in theater performance and a minor in musical theater. I studied there for three years. View quote
Jenna Ushkowitz
We've had such thorough training, we've had an excellent team on the ground. With the minor glitches that have occurred, we've been able to take care of them. And the teams on the ground are getting tons of incredible data. View quote
Laurel Clark
Things are going very smoothly. As expected, there are some minor glitches, and the eight minutes that it took us to get to orbit, we trained months and months for, and didn't have to use any of that preparation, other than being aware and ready. View quote
Laurel Clark
I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound. View quote
Lee Konitz
I want my careless song to strike no minor key; no fiend to stand between my body's Southern song - the fusion of the South, my body's song and me. View quote
Margaret Walker
That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don't know if that's true, but I do it. View quote
Marian McPartland
Promoting a record on a major label is like running a minor military campaign. View quote
Robyn Hitchcock
Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros. (Rebecca Lobo)
The inconveniences we faced within this state are minor compared to... New Orleans. View quote
Richard Burr
On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me. View quote
Tommy Shaw
In addition, the bill passed by the House requires a person performing an abortion on a minor from a different state to notify one parent in the home state. View quote
Virgil Goode
Disenchantment, whether it is a minor disappointment or a major shock, is the signal that things are moving into transition in our lives. View quote
William Throsby Bridges