"Music is the effort we make to explain……" — Lewis Thomas

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• That's why it's called Sebastian Bach. I mean, it's a permanent band, pretty much, but if I jam with other… — Sebastian Bach
• It may be that when the angels go about their task praising God, they play only Bach. I am sure,… — Karl Barth
• If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they could be a distant runner up to… — Jack Black
• When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can… — Dave Brubeck
• On Saturday afternoons when all the things are done in the house and there's no real work to be done,… — Maya Angelou
• And I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all… — James Hilton
• Jesus never heard of Beethoven and Bach. Why aren't we playing more country music in church ? — Unknown Author
• Science would not be what it is if there had not been a Galileo, a Newton or a Lavoisier, any… — Unknown Author
• Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a… — William Zinsser
• The author's conviction on this day of New Year is that music begins to atrophy when it departs too far… — Ezra Pound
• I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve. — Unknown Author
• The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven,… — Ernest Newman

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