If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
-Confucius
Quotations
Music
Ruling piano keys is harder than ruling a whole kingdom.
-Yazan Haddadin
In music, the passions enjoy themselves.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
"Beyond Good and Evil"
I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.
-John Borrowman
Anything can become music if listened to long enough.
-Jeff Noon
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music
-Marcel Marceau
Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it's not OK, but you can change it.
-Bono
"On the Move"
Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.
-Voltaire
Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.
-Alphonse De Lamartine
Music is to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.
-Kurt Vonnegut
