Instruments Quotes

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When chaos is the god of an era, clamorous music is the deity's chief instrument. — Ben Okri
In my profession, I'm around a lot of people whose bodies are their instruments in one way or another. — Anna Deavere Smith
Art class was like a religious ceremony to me. I would wash my hands carefully before touching paper or pencils. The instruments of work were… — Joan Miro
It is not in the nature of lenses to tell the whole truth. They are instruments of exaggeration and belittlement. — Walter J. Phillips
Disarmament should be conducive to the enhancement of every country's general security instead of becoming the instrument and means for a few countries to strengthen… — Sha Zukang
This band is metal in that we have a lot of metal in our instruments, and there's quite a lot of metal on my belt… — Mikey Way
I regret that I've never actually managed to be inspired enough to get into anything else, and I should've been, I really should have been,… — Roy Harper
The centipede has rhythm and flow in its hundred legs precisely because it does not have to think about it. Consider this the next time… — Robert Genn
It is not a dreamlike state, but the somehow insulated state, that a great musician achieves in a great performance. He's aware of where he… — Arnold Palmer
In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Those who would legislate against the teaching of evolution should also legislate against gravity, electricity and the unreasonable velocity of light, and also, should introduce… — Luther Burbank
I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an instrument which only truth can speak. — Peace Pilgrim
Music to me is a voice, my voice, it's my way of expressing what colours can I bring in, what emotions, what feel. What ideas… — St. Jerome
Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the human voice, by… — Brigham Young
'Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate; and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. — John Dryden
It follows that any commander in chief who undertakes to carry out a plan which he considers defective is at fault; he must put forth… — Napoleon Bonaparte
The mind, properly controlled, can do just about everything. You can think your way through adversity, you can think your way through problems. It is… — Norman Vincent Peale
An enlightened teacher teaches you how to gain power. They give you power. They teach you how to shape it so that it becomes an… — Frederick Lenz
We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This attitude finds its way into the church. We have liberty,… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Meditate well so you can be a good instrument of eternity. You could have a mediocre meditation today, but you're not going to. Today you… — Frederick Lenz

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