Quotes About Harmony

The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.

To strong, susceptible characters, the music of nature is not confined to sweet sounds.

When I play the clarinet, I am 100 percent myself. It is as if it is part of my body. I can play whatever I think. Let me just read a melody and make it as sweet as I can.

I'm pretty peaceful and calm and sweet.

I love the juxtaposition of a sweet little blouse with a motocross look.

Gujarati is a very sweet language and I have always used elements from Gujarati songs in my music.

I mean, being sweet is one thing, but having a little loot is another. I like the combination.

I organized Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1973. The music was sanity and balance.

I delight in the sweet and sour moments we routinely share, together applauded by muppets in leotards.

Just listen to all this sweet, sweet music. I'm working the music.

As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.

I can imagine no sweeter way to end one's life than in the quiet of the country, out of the mad race for money, place and power - far from the demands of business - out of the dusty highway where fools struggle and strive for the hollow praise of other fools.

My mum and my dad are the sweetest couple.

For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness.

I think that beauty can injure you to death. It can cause an injury that can never be cured. Or it can so traumatise you, your life changes direction. The beauty of the harmony of nature that is forever lost, or a daily rite that you perform, or diving into the sea for a swim. Those experiences are going to mark you.

I love to swim and listen to good music.

Social groups in society don't swim about in some kind of harmonious melting pot. We rub against each other from very different and opposing positions, so why we should agree about language use and the means of describing it is beyond me.

The best swimmers are the ones that almost don't try the most... It's just about relaxing and enjoying it.

My father and mother listened to oldies, from be-bop and swing music to - I hate to admit it, but - Barry Manilow, Fleetwood Mac and the Moody Blues.

I would always rather do something in moderation than simply swing from one extreme to another.

The main three components are the blues, improvisation - which is some kind of element that people are trying to make it up - and swing, which means even though they're making up music, they're trying to make it up together. It feels great, like you're having a great conversation with somebody.

We play rock & roll, but we swing when we play. We want that ongoing flow, that lightness, that forward rush of jazz.

Swing is my favorite kind of music.

I like to make music that feels good, that I can listen to with my mom and dad. I don't think you'll see me swinging on a wrecking ball any time soon! But if I do, that will be a day! My dad might have a heart attack.