Bach Quotes

137 quotes by 112 authors

That's why it's called Sebastian Bach. I mean, it's a permanent band, pretty much, but if I jam with other people, it just makes a… — Sebastian Bach
It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure, however, that when they are… — Karl Barth
If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they could be a distant runner up to The D. — Jack Black
When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music. — Dave Brubeck
On Saturday afternoons when all the things are done in the house and there's no real work to be done, I play Bach and Chopin… — Maya Angelou
And I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all the battles of history. — James Hilton
Jesus never heard of Beethoven and Bach. Why aren't we playing more country music in church ? — Tex Sample
Science would not be what it is if there had not been a Galileo, a Newton or a Lavoisier, any more than music would be… — Norman Robert Campbell
Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a craft. Bach and Picasso didn't… — William Zinsser
The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance; that poetry… — Ezra Pound
I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve. — Xavier Cugat
The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and Mozart settled… — Ernest Newman
Not all musicians believe in god but they all believe in Bach — Mauricio Kagel
But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this film was also a way of approaching the soul of… — Isabelle Huppert
I'm too busy playing. When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening. When I was listening I listened to symphony orchestras, Beethoven, Bach,… — Charles Mingus
Bach is how buildings got taller. It's how we got to the moon. — Charles Mingus
Bach was a top harmonist geezer, which is why the jazz cats love him. — Nigel Kennedy
When the artist is truly the servant of the work, the work is better than the artist; Shakespeare knew how to listen to his work,… — Madeleine L'Engle
If there is anyone who owes everything to Bach, it is certainly God. — Emile M. Cioran
Soccer isn't the same as Bach or Buddhism. But it is often more deeply felt than religion, and just as much a part of the… — Franklin Foer

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