Instrumental Quotes

107 Instrumental quotes by 100 unique authors

If we admit instrumental musick in the worship of God, how can we resist the imposition of all the instruments used among the ancient Jews?—yea,… — Cotton Mather
The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and Nigerian lives. The… — Ed Royce
Shallow ecology is anthropocentric, or human-centred. It views humans as above or outside nature, as the source of all value, and ascribes only instrumental, or… — Fritjof Capra
While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument. — Yanni
Let's play with sound, forget all knowledge and instrumental skills, and just use instinct – the same way punk did. — Yann Tiersen
When implemented, the Complete Lives system produces a priority curve on which individuals aged between roughly 15 and 40 years get the most substantial chance,… — Ezekiel Emanuel
When the sexes differ in beauty, in the power of singing, or in producing what I have called instrumental music, it is almost invariably the… — Charles Darwin
To the extent that we hyper-separate ourselves from nature and reduce it conceptually in order to justify domination, we not only lose the ability to… — Val Plumwood
Do not be discouraged on account of the greatness of the work; only be humble and faithful. . . . He who scattered Israel has… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
After all my years of doing instrumental music I still like just a simple instrumental song with a nice catchy melody and an opportunity to… — Stanley Clarke
When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music. — Duncan Sheik
Of all the early breakthrough rock and roll artists, none is more important to the development of the music than Chuck Berry. He is its… — Cub Koda
The music of this opera (Madame Butterfly) was dictated to me by God. I was merely instrumental in getting it on paper and communicating it… — Giacomo Puccini
Symmetria by the Uccello Project is a gorgeous, instrumental and largely unclassifiable record. Best thought of as 'cinematic', each of the tracks conjures up a… — Steve Lawson
In 1966 the ACS formulated a State Model Cancer Act which was instrumental in the enactment of anti-quackery laws now enforced in 9 states...In California… — Jane Brody
Rumble is the best instrumental ever. — Bob Dylan
What I wanted to do was play the guitar but I don't like instrumental rock. I think it is tripe. — Andy Summers
The bulk of my set is instrumental and you have to give yourself and the audience some relief because a performance is not about great… — Leo Kottke
Let us no longer be blinded by the dim theology that only in the far seeing vision discovers a millennium, when violence shall no more… — Lucretia Mott
True drama can be conceived only as resulting from the collective impulse of all the arts to communicate in the most immediate way with a… — Richard Wagner
As far as I'm concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality. — Mose Allison
I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of… — Leo Kottke
Antiliberals endlessly berate their enemies for instrumental thinking. But they do not clearly explain the evil of producing better goods at a lower cost. — Stephen Holmes
In the Bible, fate was often presented as the handmaiden of morality: sin was succeeded by misfortune, righteousness by prosperity, with reward and punishment instrumental… — Israel Shenker
I have a recording that I did of instrumental songs. — Joanna Newsom

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