Instrument Quotes

1109 Instrument quotes by 855 unique authors

The invasion of private rights is chiefly to be apprehended, not from acts of Government contrary to the sense of its constituents, but from acts… — James Madison
The Army (considering the irritable state it is in, its suffering and composition) is a dangerous instrument to play with. — George Washington
Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation. — Angela Carter
I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget that words are the daughters of the earth, and that things are the sons… — Samuel Johnson
An instrument that sometimes expresses thought, sometimes obscures thought, but most often replaces thought. — Evan Esar
That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted. — George Boole
There is no way out of the experience except through it, because it is not really your experience at all but the baby's. Your body… — Penelope Leach
The helicopter is probably the most versatile instrument ever invented by man. It approaches closer than any other to fulfillment of mankind's ancient dreams of… — Igor Sikorsky
It would reduce the whole instrument to a single phrase, that of instituting a Congress with power to do whatever would be for the good… — Thomas Jefferson
The construction applied . . . to those parts of the Constitution of the United States which delegate Congress a power . . . ought… — Thomas Jefferson
Music comes from the musician, not the instrument. — Victor Wooten
I have learned that there lies dormant in the souls of all men a penchant for some particular musical instrument an an unsuspected yearning to… — Mark Twain
In the phusical sense, 'playing a fret less instrument in tune' is an impossibility. Hence what we call 'playing in tune' is no more than… — Unknown Author
The audience is like my instrument. It's not just me up there, it's collaborative. — Bobby McFerrin
Learning an instrument isn't about becoming a star anymore than learning to swim means you want to become a haddock — Nick Mason
Sure the people are stupid: the human race is stupid. Sure Congress is an inefficient instrument of government. But the people are not stupid enough… — Bernard DeVoto
Of course, the latter made no secret of his attitude toward the Jewish people, and when necessary he even took the whip to drive from… — Adolf Hitler
I believe that every human being should try to do good for someone else. There are so many different ways to do it. My art… — Romero Britto
We are all musicians in a great human orchestra, and it is now time to play the Save the World Symphony. You are not required… — Sandra Steingraber
I've solved the mystery: You have to submit silently. Open up, let go. Let anything penetrate you, even the most painful things. Endure. Bear up.… — Klaus Kinski

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