Dissonance Quotes

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In noise can be read the codes of life, the relations among men. Clamour, Melody, Dissonance, Harmony; when it is fashioned by man with specific… — Jacques Attali
Cherish what is dearest while you have it near you, and wait not till it is far away. Blind and deaf that we are; oh,… — Thomas Carlyle
I think dissonance in music makes you think. It isn't, 'Oh, that's a pretty melody I can whistle.' You have to sit down and listen… — Eugene Chadbourne
If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It's a language that was alien and then it's less and less alien… — Keith Jarrett
If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances? — Charles Ives
Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release. — Quincy Jones
The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary citizens rapidly expanding… — Simon Mainwaring
Every single day the world seems like it is on the brink of falling apart. But then I look outside my window, and things look… — Moby
A movie can and should have some real dissonance throughout - rage, heartache, tears, conflict, catharsis and all the other elements Aristotle demanded of a… — Josh Radnor
Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot… — Frantz Fanon
Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us, most of the… — Michael Shermer
Dissonance / (if you are interested) / leads to discovery. — William Carlos Williams
There is nothing in the world more difficult than candor, and nothing easier than flattery. If there is a hundredth of a fraction of a… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
You'll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist [....] I find that it obviates the necessity… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Dissonance is the truth about harmony. — Theodor Adorno
Brenna was fixing some kind of a small computronic device when he found her in her quarters. â€œJudd,â€ she said, putting down her tools. â€œYou… — Nalini Singh
dissonance, n. Nights when I need to sleep and you can't. Days when I want to talk to you and you won't. Hours when every… — David Levithan
The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of… — Christopher Hitchens
We are anxious when there is a dissonance between our "knowledge" and the perceivable facts. Since our "knowledge" is not to be doubted or questioned,… — Nathaniel Branden
A visit to Israel is always an experience in cognitive dissonance. The Israel you personally see and hear is so completely different from the Israel… — Alan Dershowitz

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