Claude Debussy

Impressionist Composer French 1862 – 1918

Impressionist composer who revolutionized harmony and created dreamlike soundscapes.

389 quotes

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Peace
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
Nature
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."
Art
"Science is organized knowledge."
Science
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is not about belief. It is about trust."
Faith
"A leader is not someone who has all the answers, but someone who can ask the right questions."
Leadership
"Work gives life structure and meaning."
Work
"Dreams are the touchstones of our character."
Dreams
"Humor is the best medicine."
Humor
"Beauty is truth, and truth beauty."
Beauty
"Death is not the opposite of life, but the opposite of birth."
Death
"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."
Gratitude
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
Creativity
"Justice is the firm and continuous desire to render to everyone his due."
Justice
"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
Patience
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Strength does not come from winning. Strength comes from struggle."
Strength
"Fear is the mind-killer."
Fear
"Power is not given to you. It is taken."
Power
"Money is not the root of all evil; the love of money is."
Money
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."
Health
"Adventure is worthwhile."
Adventure
"Imagination is the beginning of creation."
Imagination
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
History
"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."
Philosophy
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."
Literature
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies."
Politics