The best Quotes by William Congreve

The best Quotes by William Congreve

William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright, poet and Whig politician.

Music has charms to sooth a savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.
Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.
There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

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Songs are as sad as the listener.
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One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
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Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in your or the world, that one song says the same, just like that moment.
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"Ah, music"' he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!"
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Music is reflection of self
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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
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Without music, life would be a mistake.
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Music is the great uniter. An incredible force. Something that people who differ on everything and anything else can have in common.
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If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.
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But I believe in music... the way that some people believe in fairy tales.
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Why say it when you can sing it?
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If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail!
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The music. I can hear it everywhere. In the wind... in the air... in the light. It's all around us. All you have to do is open yourself up. All you have to do... is listen.
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Only a song has the power to change a heart. Never underestimate the power of music.
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Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.
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You never quit on your music. No matter what happens. 'Cause anytime something bad happens to you, that's the one place you can escape to and just let it go. I learned it the hard way. And anyway, look at me. Nothing bad's gonna happen. You gotta have a little faith.
Louis Connelly in August Rush
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I listen to my words, but they fall far below
I let my music take me, where my heart wants to go
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Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock.
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A song can take you to a special time in your life.
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The only truth is music.
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People haven't always been there for me but music always has.
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And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
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I suffer from deep depression, so my only release is music.
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Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.
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Shout out to everyone makin' my beats, you helpin' me preach
This music's the only thing keepin' the peace when I'm fallin' to pieces
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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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You know what music is? God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, everywhere, even the stars.
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I like the Beatles, but I hate Paul McCartney. I like Led Zeppelin, but I hate Robert Plant. I like The Who, but I hate Roger Daltrey.
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Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.
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The greatest musical instrument given to a human being is the voice.
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If you see German soldiers, don't panic. They are here to help.
Donald Tusk (about German soldiers helping with floodings in Poland) - September 2024
I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I'm voting for Kamala Harris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.
Taylor Swift - September 2024
Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people. Clearly he is having a very difficult time processing that.
Kamala Harris - September 2024
It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.
Joe Biden - August 2024
I am sorry on behalf of most, if not close to all, of Australia at this point. I'm sorry about Raygun and that we broke dancing.
Ozzy Man Reviews - August 2024
I don't think you understand how Australians work. Once we get a hold of a good quality meme, we drive it into the ground until we die. We're all still dropping the old "I pulled a Bradbury" and that happened over 20 years ago.
August 2024
I really appreciate the positivity and I'm glad I was able to bring some joy into your lives. That's what I hoped. I didn't realise that would also open the door to so much hate which has, frankly, been pretty devastating.
Rachael Gunn - August 2024
Don't be afraid to be different, go out there and represent yourself, you never know where that's gonna take you.
Rachael Gunn - August 2024
Since the day I announced my candidacy, I set out to find a partner who can help unite our nation and move us forward—a fighter for the middle class and patriot who believes in the promise of America. I am here today because I found such a leader: Governor Tim Walz.
Kamala Harris - August 2024
Thank you, Kamala Harris, for the trust that you've placed in me. And maybe more so, thank you for bringing back the joy. I couldn't be prouder to be on this ticket - and to help make you the next President of the United States.
Tim Walz - August 2024
While Walz pretends to support Americans in the Heartland, when the cameras are off, he believes that rural America is "mostly cows and rocks". Walz is obsessed with spreading California's dangerously liberal agenda far and wide.
Donald Trump - August 2024
While it's not very Minnesotan to brag, I've got to brag on our state a little here: We were just ranked #1 in the country for health care.
Tim Walz - July 2024
If giving tax breaks to millionaires created jobs or grew our economy, I would be in favor of them, but they are the same failed policies of the past that just don't work.
I feel like I've got feet firmly in different camps. Between the right of gun ownership and public safety.
You have to understand what caused genocide to happen. Or it will happen again.

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