I didn't just hear music. It seemed as if I were part of the music.
-Don Piper
"90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life"
Quotations
Music
Music does not replace words, it gives tone to the words.
-Elie Wiesel
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
-Confucius
Music is the art of thinking with sounds.
-Jules Combarieu
I wish to make a special appeal to mothers to take up the sacred responsibility of keeping the lamp of sangita (music) burning bright in their homes and to instill a love for good music in their children from a tender age.
-M. S. Subbulakshmi "M. S. Subbulakshmi"
Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.
-Robert Fripp
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
-Confucius
I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
-Tom Waits
I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.
-John Borrowman
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music
-Marcel Marceau
