Instruments Quotes

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Famine was quite deliberately employed as an instrument of national policy, as the last means of breaking the resistance of the peasantry to the new… — William Henry Chamberlin
In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by… — Alma Gluck
The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money… — William Christopher Handy
Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed. — William Christopher Handy
There is no earthly reason why a solo string instrument or voice, having the possibility to play or sing pure intonation, should want, or try,… — Lara St. John
Composing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical. — John Cage
If this word "music" is sacred and reserved for eighteenth and nineteenth century instruments, we can substitute a more meaningful term: organization of sound. — John Cage
Mathematics is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other that has been bequeathed to us by human agency. — Rene Descartes
Men, like musical instruments, seem made to be played upon. — Christian Nestell Bovee
You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments.… — Mel Tillis
...I do like the low frequencies. It's from years and years of observing audiences when they hear a lower frequency coming from an instrument it… — Bennie Maupin
Music itself is a great source of relaxation. Parts of it anyway. Working in the studio, that's not relaxing, but playing an instrument that I… — Jackson Browne
Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise. — Richard Thompson
Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things. — Lionel Hampton
A person influenced by circumstances can become viciously envious or affectionately kind. Our company and our surroundings have a crucial effect on our consciousness. How… — Radhanath Swami
I believe I love my guitar more than the others love theirs. For John and Paul, songwriting is pretty important and guitar playing is a… — George Harrison
In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians… — Eberhard Weber
The ukulele is the instrument of peace, — Jake Shimabukuro
You are the instrument of your own illumination. — Vivian Gornick
Many of the white people [who] have been instruments in the hands of God for our good, even such as have held us in captivity,… — Richard Allen

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