Instruments Quotes

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The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery. — John F. Kennedy
Would food be considered an instrument of national power? ... Is the U.S. prepared to accept food rationing to help people who can't/won't control their… — Henry A. Kissinger
Propose to an Englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of the English mind is directed… — Charles Babbage
A parallel between color and music can only be relative â€“ just as a violin can give warm shades of tone, so yellow has shades,… — Wassily Kandinsky
It's so much in me to want to keep experimenting all the time. It's just inherent. Therefore I keep reaching for instruments I don't particularly… — PJ Harvey
I don't consider myself a musician who has achieved perfection and can't develop any further. But I compose my pieces with a formula that I… — Thelonious Monk
The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument… — Stan Getz
Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of course,… — Stan Getz
The philosophy of praxis does not aim at the peaceful resolution of existing contradictions in history and society, but is the very theory of these… — Antonio Gramsci
Fiction is nothing less than the subtlest instrument for self-examination and self-display that Mankind has invented yet. — John Updike
My identity has everything to do with me and my instrument. It doesn't have to do with what production style I use, or how many… — Liz Phair
Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of… — Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as… — Bernard Baruch
Culture is not just an ornament; it is the expression of a nation's character, and at the same time it is a powerful instrument to… — W. Somerset Maugham
Opera once was an important social instrument - especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi, people were listening to opera together and having the same… — Luciano Berio
The art of beautiful motion is far and away the oldest. Before man learned how to use any instruments at all, he moved the most… — Gerard van der Leeuw
There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out… — Rita Coolidge
Sometimes God makes use of instruments for good to His people, who designed nothing but evil and mischief to them. Thus Joseph's brethren were instrumental… — John Flavel
I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out. — Jay London
Thenceforth they thought that, rationally concluded, doubt could become an instrument of knowledge. — Marc Bloch

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