“Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the human voice, by musical instruments, and by both combined.” GivingHumansMadeJoySoundVoiceHuman BeingsMusicSweetCapableAppreciateInstrumentsMusicalDelightHearingToneExquisiteHarmoniousMusical InstrumentsHuman Voice Author:Brigham Young
“If you're a fan of American roots music, you won't want to miss 'Awake My Soul--The Story of the Sacred Harp.' Filmmakers Matt and Erica Hinton have done a fine job capturing the history, sound and spirit of this unusual but compelling art form that, trust me, you don't have to be religious to appreciate.” IfsWantArtSoulDoneStoriesJobsFormSpiritSoundReligiousFansMissingFineAppreciateRootsSacredMy SoulAwakeFilmmakerUnusualCompellingTrust MeHarps Author:Eric Zorn
“The ear has to be educated if one wishes to appreciate musical sounds, just as the eyes must learn to distinguish the value of words.” IfsEyeValuesWishSoundAppreciateEarsMusicalEducated Author:Jose Saramago
“Why wait for the loss of hearing to appreciate sound? Turn off the white noise of your thoughts and start to listen.” TurnsWaitingSoundLossWhiteAppreciateHearingNoiseTurn OffWhite Noise Author:Bella Bathurst
“[On the United States:] A nation which does not appreciate that the simple elocution exercise 'Merry Mary married hairy Harry' contains not one but three vowel sounds.” DoeStatesThreeLanguageNationsSoundSimpleUnitedUnited StatesExerciseMarriedAppreciateMaryMerryVowelsElocution Author:Jessica Mitford
“I don't think I'm competing with anyone. I don't mean to sound Zen, but genuinely, when I stopped competing with anything is when I started enjoying my work and that brought out the best in me. I'm living in a universe of my own and I'm enjoying that. I love to appreciate other people's work.” PeopleThinkingMeanUniverseEnjoySoundMy OwnAppreciateCompeting Author:Vidya Balan
“It's just a sound, and a feeling that's in the music. And you either hear it and appreciate it, or you don't.” CountryFeelingsSoundAppreciate Author:Emmylou Harris