Art Quote by Plato

In the society of illusion, reality must manifest itself. The story songs of Joel Rafael are that manifestation... the essence of minstrel.

— John Trudell

“The steam whistle will not affright him nor the flutes of Arcadia weary him: for him there is but one time, the artistic moment;…

— Oscar Wilde

I guess the two Manifesto, Communicating Vessels, Mad Love, and some of his poetry made a significant mark on me but as far as…

— Trevor Dunn

The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with…

— Plato

“His spirit was warped by bitter vindictiveness and puerile self-commiseration, and he spent his days in scorn of the labour that brought him bread…

— Willa Cather

“It’s genius simmering, perhaps. I’ll let it simmer, and see what comes of it,” he said, with a secret suspicion all the while that…

— Louisa May Alcott

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

— Bobby McFerrin

The music of Gavin Bryars falls under no category. It is mongrel, full of sensuality and wit and is deeply moving. He is one…

— Michael Ondaatje

We are God’s gift to each other. Like a master composer, He brings all the instruments together, each with a different tone, each playing…

— Anonymous

Sometimes the picture that emerges of the man seems no longer to agree with our conception of the musician. In reality, however, there is…

— Alfred Einstein

“Is the beauty of the Whole really enhanced by our agony? And is the Whole really beautiful? And what is beauty? Throughout all his…

— Olaf Stapledon

“And he won her freedom by playing beautiful music,' Roland added. 'I think he played a lute. Or maybe it was a lyre.' 'Ach,…

— Terry Pratchett