Messiaen Quotes
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Messiaen Quotes & Sayings
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I understood your every thought. It was as if you knew me before I knew myself." Sanary-Samy
— Nina George
My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith.
— Olivier Messiaen
Birds are the first and the greatest performers.
— Olivier Messiaen
Nature shows me incredible beauty standing just beyond the rat race. It's always there if I'm open enough to see it.
— Dewitt Jones
No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone.
— Olivier Messiaen
It's probable that in the artistic hierarchy birds are the greatest musicians existing on our planet.
— Olivier Messiaen
I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day.
— Matt Groening
In real-life situations, however, risks frequently increase without any corresponding increase in the payoff:
— Albert O. Hirschman
The human being is flesh and consciousness, body and soul; his heart is an abyss which can only be filled by that which is godly.
— Olivier Messiaen
The normal objective of my thought affords no insight into the dark places of human will and feeling.
— Albert Einstein