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Jean Sibelius Inspirational Quotes (11)

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The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances.
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If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.
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Music begins where the possibilities of language end.
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If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music.
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It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money.
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Music is, for me, like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate the picture from the pieces.
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Millions of years ago, in my previous incarnations, I must have been related to swans... because I can still feel that affinity.
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Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public cold spring water.
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No statue has ever been put up to a critic.
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All the doctors who wanted to forbid me to smoke and to drink are dead.
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Music is on a higher plane than everything else in this world.
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