I never am sea sick, never. I am sea drunk!
IGOR STRAVINSKYMusic is the coordination between man and time.
More Igor Stravinsky Quotes
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Silence, which will save from shame, will also deprive me of fame.
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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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Art is the opposite of chaos. Art is organized chaos.
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Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
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I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received.
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Music’s exclusive function is to structure the flow of time and keep order in it.
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I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.
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The true creator may be recognized by his ability always to find about him, in the commonest and humblest thing, items worthy of note.
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Nothing is likely about masterpieces, least of all whether there will be any.
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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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Composers combine notes, that’s all.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one.
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Art postulates communion, and the artist has an imperative need to make others share the joy which he experiences himself.
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A composer is not only an architect but also an inventor, and he should not build houses in which he cannot live.
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A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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