"True music must repeat the thought and inspirations……" — George Gershwin

"True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time."

— George Gershwin

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30 Quotes by George Gershwin

George Gershwin has 30 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

For suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London town The sun was shining everywhere...
Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of…
The European boys have small ideas but they sure know how to dress 'em up.
The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually…
Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably…
A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not…
Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.
When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds…
An entire composition written in jazz could not live.
When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.
What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself!
Summertime And the living is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your…

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More Inspiration Quotes

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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret. — Mary Kay Ash
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel… — Mary Kay Ash
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching. — Francis of Assisi
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. — Francis of Assisi
The optimum committee has no members. — Norman Ralph Augustine
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long… — Saint Augustine
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. — Marcus Aurelius
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. — Marcus Aurelius
May God protect me from gloomy saints. — Teresa of Avila
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. — Lauren Bacall
If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem. — Richard Bach
Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. — Richard Bach

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