Art is the opposite of chaos. Art is organized chaos.
IGOR STRAVINSKYWe cannot describe sound, but we cannot forget it either.
More Igor Stravinsky Quotes
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We can neither put back the clock nor slow down our forward speed, and as we are already flying pilotless, on instrument controls, it is even too late to ask where we are going.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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To continue in one path is to go backward.
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A cultural snob is someone who claims to be familiar with the incomprehensible.
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All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.
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Music is the sole domain in which man realizes the present.
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In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than love?
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Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.
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Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.
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Revolution means turning the wheel.
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Music is given to us specifically to make order of things, to move from an anarchic, individualistic state to a regulated, perfectly concious one, which alone insures vitality and durability.
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I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.
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Look for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.
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We cannot describe sound, but we cannot forget it either.
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An artist is like a pig snouting truffles.
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