Breaths Quote by Khalil Gibran

“Am I a harp that the hand of the mighty may touch me, or a flute that his breath may pass through me?”

— Khalil Gibran

I've played everything but a harp.

— Hattie McDaniel

“We all have our harps to play. And it's up to you now to know with which ear you'll listen.”

— Ray Bradbury

I am producing sounds that people are not used to hearing from the harp.

— Joanna Newsom

I had known that people would probably have strange reactions to my voice, because I have kind of an unwieldy, difficult voice, but I…

— Joanna Newsom

I've played everything but the harp.

— Lionel Barrymore

There's something fundamental to the harp that has retained its appeal my whole life. It's an instrument I am just in love with.

— Joanna Newsom

A harp can be a dangerous as a sword, in the right hands.

— Anonymous

Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority. We all have our harps to play. And it's up to you to know with which…

— Ray Bradbury

Our life a harp is, with unnumbered strings, And tones and symphonies; but our poor skill Some shallow notes from its great music brings.

— John Boyle O'Reilly

The harp is an insipid instrument--no good for dancing, feasting, or marching, only for sitting primly in a parlor or on a cloud.

— Mason Cooley

In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.

— Nellie McKay