Expression Quotes by Jean Sibelius

Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art

— Jean Sibelius

Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public pure cold water.

— Jean Sibelius

Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.

— Jean Sibelius

If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.

— Jean Sibelius

Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public cold spring water.

— Jean Sibelius

Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic.

— Jean Sibelius

Music begins where the possibilities of language end.

— Jean Sibelius

For me, music begins where words end.

— Jean Sibelius

Millions of years ago, in my previous incarnations, I must have been related to swans... because I can still feel that affinity.

— Jean Sibelius

The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances.

— Jean Sibelius

Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been put up to a critic.

— Jean Sibelius

Music is, for me, like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into…

— Jean Sibelius