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> [The best way to express rhythm is music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/the-best-way-to-express-rhythm-is-music/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

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## More by John Hartford

> [Style is based on limitations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/style-is-based-on-limitations/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [What's the use in being different when it's being different that's the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/what-s-the-use-in-being-different-when-it-s-being-different-that-s/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [Just when you think it can't get no better, then it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/just-when-you-think-it-can-t-get-no-better-then-it-does/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [You cannot run a successful retail business from memory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/you-cannot-run-a-successful-retail-business-from-memory/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [The whole universe is based on rhythms. Everything happens in circles, in spirals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/the-whole-universe-is-based-on-rhythms-everything-happens-in-circles/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [Time is the most important thing there is. That is the only element that you can't withdraw from the situation and still have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/time-is-the-most-important-thing-there-is-that-is-the-only-element/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [Sometimes when a new piece of knowledge comes along you suddenly change your priorities and focus on something completely different instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/sometimes-when-a-new-piece-of-knowledge-comes-along-you-suddenly/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [A banjo will get you through times of no money, but money won't get you through times of no banjo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/a-banjo-will-get-you-through-times-of-no-money-but-money-won-t-get/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [I'm like a child trying to do everything, say everything and be everything all at once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/i-m-like-a-child-trying-to-do-everything-say-everything-and-be/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [Mike Compton knows more about Bill Monroe style mandolin than the Father of Bluegrass himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/mike-compton-knows-more-about-bill-monroe-style-mandolin-than-the/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [She dries her eyes and bakes her pies and leaves 'em on the window sill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/she-dries-her-eyes-and-bakes-her-pies-and-leaves-em-on-the-window-sill/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [After you start learning all about the mechanics of piloting a riverboat, you stop seeing all the pretty sunsets and you start thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/after-you-start-learning-all-about-the-mechanics-of-piloting-a/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [You read about somebody, and doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/you-read-about-somebody-and-doesn-t-really-matter-whether-or-not-they/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

> [The best way to express rhythm is music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hartford/the-best-way-to-express-rhythm-is-music/)

[John Hartford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hartford/)

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