Instruments Quotes

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As a beast of toil an ox is fixed capital. If he is eaten, he no longer functions as an instrument of labour, nor as… — Karl Marx
The human body is an instrument for the production of art in the life of the human soul. — Alfred North Whitehead
Religious discord has lost her sting; the cumbrous weapons of theological warfare are antiquated: the field of politics supplies the alchymists of our times with… — John Quincy Adams
Ambiguity lurks in generality and may thus become an instrument of severity. — Felix Frankfurter
All musical talent is absent in me, to the point of being unable to play board games that require you to hum a tune while… — Jeff VanderMeer
If I could play an instrument, it would probably be a cello or an electric guitar. — Jeff VanderMeer
I always think of a voice as an instrument, whether a voice is a trumpet, or violin, or bass. You know what I mean? A… — Debbie Harry
Lazy Line Painter Jane - it was an insane way to make a record! It was just in a church hall, no separate rooms for… — Stevie Jackson
I do think I've learned, in the ensuing years, how to be a more effective bandleader. And maybe, just maybe, we're a little better on… — David First
There's quite an overlap between musicians - especially drummers - who have an affection and a proclivity towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being… — David Cross
The whole thing with eastern music and instruments, I love all that stuff. — Paul Weller
The problem here is that a civilization that is 1,000 light years away doesn't know we exist. They don't know that we have radio telescopes… — Paul Davies
My father's a musician and my mother's a singer. My dad's originally from Brooklyn and he was a Latin percussionist so I've always had instruments… — Bruno Mars
I like vocal word stuff. But I don't always write with an instrument, I usually write a capella. It's more like drawing in the air… — Tom Waits
The art of life is to live in the present moment, and to make that moment as perfect as we can by the realization that… — Emmet Fox
I combine aspects of many styles of music and create my own musical forms by way of electronic instruments. — John Frusciante
I'm also very impressed with the best people in experimental electronic world, like Peta and Eckart Aillers and Finez and Jim O'Rourke and Oren Umbarci… — John Frusciante
Privatizing bits of the prison industry was a step in the right direction, but what we didn't have - until recently - were proper instruments… — Thomas Frank
Rock guitarists usually do not wish to think trains of thought about anything but their own guitar playing during a long solo, and I could… — John Frusciante
I don't play the traditional Charlie Parker songs. But I do improvise and I do create with my instrument, and that to me is jazz.… — Kenny G

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