Character Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances?

— Charles Ives

Discord occasions a momentary distress to the ear, which remains unsatisfied, and even uneasy, until it hears something better. I am convinced...that provided the…

— John Cage

As we rise higher in the understanding of ourselves, the national and racial dissonances will be forgotten in the universal rhythms of Truth and…

— Ruth St. Denis

If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.

— Jean Sibelius

Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.

— Anonymous

“Question 13 Did our first parents continue in the estate wherein they were created? Answer”

— G.I. Williamson

“Our parents can continue to screw us up even after they die, and in this way, they’re never really gone.”

— Jonathan Tropper

Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

“My daughters, especially my youngest, missed me. Being away from home for long stretches cannot be a way of life. Still, it is important…

— David Miller

“Dissonance theory also exploded the self-flattering idea that we humans, being Homo sapiens, process information logically. On the contrary: If the new information is…

— Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson

There is no one part of the brain which recognizes or responds emotionally to music. Instead, there are many different parts responding to different…

— Oliver Sacks

Dissonance is the truth about harmony.

— Anonymous