“For he is an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon.” — Christopher Smart Copy Share Image
The body is an instrument which only gives off music when it is used as a body. — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Life is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along. — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument on which one plays, that is all. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“It's not about avoiding ai, it's about delegating menial tasks to ai - fire, steam, electricity, internet, ai, these are all tools,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Mantras are to be recited together. Mantras are an instrument to please the celestial deities.” — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Photography can be a powerful instrument for change, and photojournalists can tell stories that make a difference. — Brian Skerry Copy Share Image
So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it's supposed to sound like you - the way you walk,… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
People don't think of cello as a rock instrument, really, and we want people to know all the possibilities that the cello… — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
I believe that musical instruments are created because they are supposed to be played. There's not an instrument that's been designed to… — Jack Garratt Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why I went to the Yale School of Drama is because I felt that I was acting off… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
I play the baritone horn - which is like a mini tuba, and is the least sexy instrument you can choose, and… — Steve Carell Copy Share Image
Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument has? It's like… — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
“Because Marion, you are an instrument of God. Don't leave the instrument sitting in its case, my son. Play! Leave no part… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
“Abraham Lincoln suffered through depression through his life and then suffered through the pain of conducting a civil war, and emerged with… — David Brooks Copy Share Image
Music has always been in my family, but it was mainly keyboards. I learned to play classical piano, but when I first… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
When I heard 'Dookie' by Green Day for the first time, it unlocked something in me, like, it's totally okay that I'm… — Pete Wentz Copy Share Image
Brian Auger is a superb technician on his instrument, but he also plays with feeling that is a rarity. I am looking… — Eddie Harris Copy Share Image
I love the ukulele. It's got a beautiful, melodic tone to it. There's something innocent and romantic, and it's just a grand… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
Language is an inadequate form of communication. If you've picked up an instrument, it's because you don't feel you are communicating sufficiently. — Stephen Stills Copy Share Image
.. the guitar is just a wonderful instrument. It's everything: a bartender, a psychiatrist, a housewife. It's everything, but it's elusive — Les Paul Copy Share Image
“The human voice was the first instrument and remains the most powerful and effective method of musical creation and emotional transference.” — Deke Sharon Copy Share Image
The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were. — John McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I think I'm a songwriter. I grab an instrument to make my body a song, but I'm not a player as such,… — P. J. Harvey Copy Share Image
Every time you pick up an instrument, it's not always out of necessity - for a certain kind of person, it's a… — Robin Pecknold Copy Share Image
Yeah, uh, no, I play the cello. I played it, when, a lot when I was younger and it's one of those… — Charlotte Hope Copy Share Image
All modern MIDI synthesizers are capable of polyphony, which means they can play more than one note at a time and more… — Charles Petzold Copy Share Image
The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
'Terrorism' itself is not an objective term or legitimate object of study, but was conceived of as a highly politicized instrument and… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I had a xylophone, and I thought that was the instrument I wanted to play. I didn't… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument. — George Benson Copy Share Image
“An instrument s a tool that is actively used to change something, and God has called all of his people to be… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion. — Yanni Copy Share Image
My first instrument was an accordion. Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage. — Hunter Hayes Copy Share Image
I have always stood in awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel. — Irving Penn Copy Share Image
There's something fundamental to the harp that has retained its appeal my whole life. It's an instrument I am just in love… — Joanna Newsom Copy Share Image
My instrument is the studio. When I play my instrument, I'm creating music using the studio. All the other instruments serve it. — Son Lux Copy Share Image
I grab an instrument to make my body a song, but I'm not a player as such, maybe a little more on… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
