He wanted to cry quietly but not for himself: for the words, so beautiful and sad, like music.
-James Joyce
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"
Quotations
Music
Music is the universal language of mankind.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.
-Richard M. Nixon
Tell me what you listen to and I'll tell you who you are.
-Tiffanie DeBartolo
"How to Kill a Rock Star"
Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.
-Frank Zappa
"Real Frank Zappa Book"
Music is what tells us that the human race is greater than we realize.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.
-Jodi Picoult
"Sing You Home"
A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.
-Leopold Stokowski
One good thing about music is, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
-Bob Marley
Music defines us, for it shapes our souls and minds.
-Jessica Carroll
