Melody Quotes

587 Melody quotes by 453 unique authors

The Song of Love, the Song of Hate, the Songs of Praise and of Thanksgiving; I've learned them all, but there remains one called the… — Ridgely Torrence
There are two thing you need for a jolly good hymn.The first is a set of words that expresses the mood or sentiment of the… — John Betjeman
I see that you believe in love such as the poets and romancers have represented... The poets represent love as the sculptors design beauty, as… — Alfred de Musset
I live! Red life boils in my veins, earth yields beneath my feet, in the glow of love I embrace trees and statues, and they… — Heinrich Heine
From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape. — Ludwig van Beethoven
To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy. Most contemplate only what would… — Henry David Thoreau
What is the universe? The universe is a symphony of vibrating strings...we are nothing but melodies. We are nothing but cosmic music played out on… — Michio Kaku
We may sing, 'Crown Him Lord of all,' and rejoice in the tones of the loud-sounding organ and the deep melody of harmonious voices, but… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
If you ask Zen people they will say; tea is not something that you pour with unawareness and drink like any other drink. It is… — Rajneesh
Some play the piano well and some badly and there is a great difference in the melodies they produce. — Mao Zedong
It is the crushed grape that gives out the blood-red wine: it is the suffering soul that breathes the sweetest melodies. — Mary Abigail Dodge
Adjustment, that synonym for conformity that comes more easily to the modern tongue, is the theme of our swan song, the piper's tune to which… — Robert M. Lindner
Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and… — Khalil Gibran
Traveling to Europe and traveling in the U.S.A. was a much different experience. 'On the Road' exemplified everything glamorous that was happening on this side… — Edward Ruscha
We knew that we wanted to play heavy music but I hadn't gotten into melody and things like that. — Adam Rich
Country is bringing in a little rock element... a little '80s element. Melody is king now. But its just in the music, its not so… — Lionel Richie
My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of… — Sonny Rollins
Writing a simple melody can take weeks to get it right where I want it, but I do quite enjoy it. — Trevor Rabin
In our whole life melody the music is broken off here and there by rests, and we foolishly think we have come to the end… — John Ruskin
I probably belong to a type of composer of songs who keeps thinking about melody... I am old fashioned. — Toru Takemitsu

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