This isn’t an exhaustive list of quotes about music, but these are truly my favorite quotes about music.
“I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.” – Billy Joel
“Music is the shorthand of emotion.” -Leo Tolstoy
“The world’s most famous and popular language is music.” -Psy
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” -Aldous Huxley
“If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.” -Richard M. Nixon
“Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.” – George Eliot
“Music — what a powerful instrument, what a mighty weapon!” – Maria August von Trapp
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