"Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so."

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"Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so."

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"Music is the melody whose text is the world."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Music, World

"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Music, Day, Dream, Dreams, Life

"As I fingered my way through the songs, I felt my worries slough away. My music has always been the best remedy for my dark moods. As I sang, even my bruises seemed to pain me less."

Patrick Rothfuss, Australian Athlete

Music, Healing, Emotion, Creativity

"Harpists spend half their life tuning and the other half playing out of tune."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

Music, Mistakes, Life, Practice

"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Music, Truth, Happiness, Power, Inspirational

"Music is the language of the soul and the expression of deep inner feelings."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Music, Soul, Feelings, Deep

"Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God."

Martin Luther, German Leader

Music, Art, God

"For the eye has this strange property: it rests only on beauty."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Music, Life, Meaning, Joy

"What is my definition of jazz? 'Safe sex of the highest order."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

Music, Jazz, Humor, Truth

"It wasn't until my last year of college, 1976, that I decided well, maybe he's right. Delbert had been pushing me since high school to put 100% into my music."

Cheryl Lynn, American Musician

Music, College, Right, School

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"Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult."

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"Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece."

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"I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part."

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"Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves, it is because we have no personality."

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"Music is the melody whose text is the world."

"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music."

"As I fingered my way through the songs, I felt my worries slough away. My music has always been the best remedy for my dark moods. As I sang, even my bruises seemed to pain me less."

"Harpists spend half their life tuning and the other half playing out of tune."

"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

"Music is the language of the soul and the expression of deep inner feelings."

"Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God."

"For the eye has this strange property: it rests only on beauty."

"What is my definition of jazz? 'Safe sex of the highest order."

"It wasn't until my last year of college, 1976, that I decided well, maybe he's right. Delbert had been pushing me since high school to put 100% into my music."

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"The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion."

"Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so."

"A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty."

"Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult."

"Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece."

"I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part."

"Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves, it is because we have no personality."