Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
But in action, one defies one's character.
I have never written a note I didn't mean.
Life and art are not two different things.
The essence of beauty is unity in variety.
I am optimistic about the future of music.
My people are Americans. My time is today.
I always write the pieces I want to write.
An artist is like a pig snouting truffles.
Rhythm and sounds are born with syllables.
Bring me coffee before I turn into a goat!
The world is teeming; anything can happen.
The theater should always be a safe space.
No one wants to hear me crooning a ballad.
Fate gave to man the courage of endurance.
Music comes to me more readily than words.
Heaven is all around, Translated to sound.
The soul is the weariest part of the body.
Tonality is a natural force, like gravity.
Modern music is as dangerous as narcotics.
The aria, after all, is the soul of opera.
I wish I could score everything for horns.
Wherever the fish are, that's where we go.
Creators love creations before they exist.
A love song is just a caress set to music.
Dont play any notes. Notes are for babies.
Music is not material. Music is Spiritual.
Music is a language, a universal language.
I use music as a medium to talk to people.
Bungle is definitely a priority right now.
Let your mind alone, and see what happens.
I choose such notes that love one another.
Directly after God in heaven comes a Papa.
I'm a film composer, but I'm a hip-hop guy.
This land is a monopoly of erroneous ideas.
Music is the healing force of the universe.
Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.
Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity.
I have been recording for five decades now.
Art is the most beautiful deception of all!
In opera, there is always too much singing.
My background was in performing originally.
Problems are chances for us to do our best.
Our musical alphabet is poor and illogical.
A man endures misfortune without complaint.
With the coming of spring, I am calm again.
I don't think there is much American music.
Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
I never am sea sick, never. I am sea drunk!
No statue has ever been put up to a critic.
Try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.