We were raised to believe in books, music, and nature.

“When you love something like reading—or drawing or music or nature—it surrounds you with a sense of connection to something great.”

— Anne Lamott

“Sam said nothing about it, as though he spontaneously composed music with nature all the time.”

— Jodi Meadows

Music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all. Music expresses itself.

— Igor Stravinsky

Pop music, which I deeply admire and wish I could play better than I can, is based on expressing one mood, one feeling at…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

My first album was called Seven Waves, and was directly inspired by the ocean, and the ocean has been a leitmotif in my music.…

— Suzanne Ciani

“For I consider that music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all, whether a feeling, an attitude of mind,…

— Igor Stravinsky

Jazz music by its very nature is just a conglomerate of a lot of different kinds of music.

— David Sanborn

The only good thing about religion is the music. Because nature is filled with balances and opposites, there are always exceptions to the overall…

— George Carlin

We were raised without movies, theater or music. We had only nature, the hills, the trees. When I got on the set of 'Manon,'…

— Emmanuelle Beart

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

— John Burroughs

I think how we dress represents the music and the nature of us.

— Sky Blu

My inspiration always comes from different places. Sometimes it's a piece of music or being in nature or seeing a film or reading a…

— Marie Forleo

My work is inspired by my passion for human rights issues and the environment, and by my love of family, music and nature.

— Susan Dorothea White

I was raised to believe that America was a force for good in the world and that it should take its leadership role seriously.

— Dana Perino

I was raised to believe that other people's suffering was my responsibility.

— George C. Wolfe