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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.”

“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

“None but ourselves can free our minds.”

“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”

“If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.”

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”

“Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: We are the same.”

“Music is well said to be the speech of angels.”

“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.”

“Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better.”

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

“A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”

“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.”

“In these days of political, personal and economic disintegration, music is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not simply because it is therapeutic, nor because it is the universal language, but because it is the persistent focus of our intelligence, aspiration and goodwill.”