"Gospel music rhythms are not African in origin, although I know that's what the jazz experts say."

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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

"They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so."

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"One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it."

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"God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands."

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"I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey."

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"If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check."

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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."

"They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever."

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"The trouble with records is that they're too short."

"They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills."

"My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me."

"Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help."

"The mind and the voice by themselves are not sufficient."

"The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so."

"One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it."

"God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands."

"I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey."

"If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check."