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Charles Ives Quotes By Jan Karon: the trees began to form

the trees began to form — Jan Karon

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: My God! What has sound got to do

My God! What has sound got to do with music? — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: It is more important to keep the horse

It is more important to keep the horse going hard than to always play the exact notes. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: It is conceivable that what is unified form

It is conceivable that what is unified form to the author or composer may of necessity be formless to his audience. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness

Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Every great inspiration is but an experiment -

Every great inspiration is but an experiment - though every experiment we know, is not a great inspiration. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Ty Cobb: I may have been fierce, but never low

I may have been fierce, but never low or underhand. — Ty Cobb

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Is not beauty in music too often confused

Is not beauty in music too often confused with something which lets the ears lie back in an easy chair? — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Bobby Knight: Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is

Everyone wants to win, but not everyone is willing to prepare to win. — Bobby Knight

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: I don't write music for sissy ears.

I don't write music for sissy ears. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Please don't try to make things nice! All

Please don't try to make things nice! All the wrong notes are right. Just copy as I have
I want it that way. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Keith Richards: I'm an unpure purist, something like that.

I'm an unpure purist, something like that. — Keith Richards

Charles Ives Quotes By Jean Cocteau: The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a

The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. — Jean Cocteau

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Music is one of the ways that God

Music is one of the ways that God has of beating in on man. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Mahatma Gandhi: Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the

Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals. — Mahatma Gandhi

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: If a composer has a nice wife and

If a composer has a nice wife and some nice children, how can he let the children starve on his dissonances? — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: The possibilities of percussion sounds, I believe, have

The possibilities of percussion sounds, I believe, have never been fully realized — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: The word 'beauty' is as easy to use

The word 'beauty' is as easy to use as the word 'degenerate.' Both come in handy when one does or does not agree with you — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Bukowski: Banion wondered which was worse - being sodomized

Banion wondered which was worse - being sodomized by aliens, or having to sit through two hours of Charles Ives. — Charles Bukowski

Charles Ives Quotes By Terry Teachout: Charles Ives was writing radically innovative music, but

Charles Ives was writing radically innovative music, but nobody performed it, and nobody knew about it. — Terry Teachout

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: In 'thinking up' music I usually have some

In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Most of the forward movements of life in

Most of the forward movements of life in general ... have been the work of essentially religiously-minded people. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: If a poet knows more about a horse

If a poet knows more about a horse than he does about heaven, he might better stick to the horse, and some day the horse may carry him into heaven. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Jose Maria Aznar: Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of

Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. — Jose Maria Aznar

Charles Ives Quotes By Kate Nash: People don't know how to deal with stress

People don't know how to deal with stress and depression, so they're nasty to other people because it makes them feel better about themselves. — Kate Nash

Charles Ives Quotes By Miley Cyrus: People are impressed with me - because I

People are impressed with me - because I can sleep for just 45 minutes - I'm used to it. — Miley Cyrus

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: The fabric of existence weaves itself whole.

The fabric of existence weaves itself whole. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Jay Woodman: Always question what other things than the top

Always question what other things than the top layer are proceeding on beneath. — Jay Woodman

Charles Ives Quotes By Warren Buffett: The power of unconditional love. I mean, there

The power of unconditional love. I mean, there is no power on
earth like unconditional love. — Warren Buffett

Charles Ives Quotes By Livy: There is nothing man will not attempt when

There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards. — Livy

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Stand up and take your dissonance like a

Stand up and take your dissonance like a man. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: One thing I am certain of is that,

One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Ovid: Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.

Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared. — Ovid

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: You cannot set art off in a corner

You cannot set art off in a corner and hope for it to have vitality, reality, and substance. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Charles Ives: Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity.

Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity. — Charles Ives

Charles Ives Quotes By Christy Turlington: I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I

I started practicing Yoga at about 18. I had a friend who was doing it and was incredibly disciplined and meditated all the time. — Christy Turlington

Charles Ives Quotes By Peter Stamm: If you shared your happiness with journalists, you

If you shared your happiness with journalists, you shouldn't be surprised if they were interested in your misfortune as well. — Peter Stamm