"There is no theory. You merely have to……" — Claude Debussy

There is no theory. You merely have to listen. Pleasure is the… - Claude Debussy

"There is no theory. You merely have to listen. Pleasure is the law."

— Claude Debussy

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35 Quotes by Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy has 35 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. I love music passionately. And because l…
There is nothing more musical than a sunset.
Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us…
On those who overanalyze his music: When you tear the wings off a butterfly, it is no longer a butterfly
Peter Townsend Music is the silence between the notes.. So could it be said that dance is the stillness between…
Composers aren't daring enough. They're afraid of that sacred idol called 'common sense', which is the most dreadful thing I…
People come to music to seek oblivion: is that not also a form of deception?
The sound of the sea, the curve of a horizon, wind in leaves, the cry of a bird leave manifold…
If we look at the works of JS Bach ... on each page we discover things which we thought were…
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew.
The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is…
But music, don't you know, is a dream from which the veils have been lifted. It's not even the expression…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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