Quotes About Harmony

Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.

You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.

A people cannot exist if there is no social solidarity.

When the sense of solidarity has been developed to such a point that each one feels the cause of all others as his own, we shall be drawing near to international and to social peace.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.

We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

I wish at times that the press had been a bit more in solidarity with one another.

Solidarity is the basis of my politics.

I like weeding, but I tend to think of it as a solitary activity.

When you have a lot of solitude, any living thing becomes a companion.

With Jackson there was quiet solitude. Just to sit and look at the landscape. An inner quietness. After dinner, to sit on the back porch and look at the light. No need for talking. For any kind of communication.

I've tried to force a solo before, but sometimes it's like, 'That thing don't really fit, man!'

I mean, in the course of an evening, people will take a solo here and there, but generally it's all about the rhythm of that music. Dealing with the rhythm with everything. That's essentially at least my concept of what that group is.

I try to make my flow sound like a John Coltrane solo.

When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you could ever imagine behind that solo.

Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point playing solo.

I think playing solo is a second rate activity, really. For me, playing is about playing with other people.

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra.

Lauren Hill, I always have her solo CD nearby. I have Coldplay, Radiohead, just a mix.

My solo music - I get up onstage, I improvise and it's my improvisation. When I get up onstage with Fred Frith and Mike Patton, then we're improvising together. Then it's not my music; it's our music.

I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role.

I like being in the back. I've done that for so many years, I'm really comfortable doing it. I don't like the solo thing as much as I like playing drums behind someone.

Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.

I'm not saying I'll never go solo - never is a long time - but I've always been onstage with someone else. That way, you're in it together, and you can feel, together, when the songs are right.