Music Quotes

The universal language. Musicians and listeners on why rhythm and melody move us like nothing else.

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"Music soothes the troubled mind and heart."
James Mirrlees
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"Music transcends poverty because joy is something the poor create for themselves without waiting for permission."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Music is proof that joy is not purchased; it's created, and the poor know this better than anyone."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Music, like markets, requires harmony among many independent actors."
Vernon Smith
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"Music and markets both depend on individual actors creating harmony."
Vernon Smith
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"The music of development is in harmony between different perspectives."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Music and mathematics share a common language of pattern and meaning."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"The music of life is written in the spaces between the notes."
Stefania Albanesi
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"Music expresses what data cannot; together they tell the whole story."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Music is a universal language that transcends poverty and privilege."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Raj Patel
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"Music and markets follow similar principles of harmony and discord."
Eric Maskin
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"The music of life plays whether we're listening or not."
Raj Patel
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"Music and markets both require harmony among many independent actors."
Vernon Smith
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"Music requires listening to others; markets require respecting others' choices."
Vernon Smith
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"Music is the mathematics of the heart."
Raj Patel
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"Music speaks to the part of us that logic cannot reach."
Raj Patel
"Music is the language of the spirit."
Hernando de Soto
"The melody of ambition never truly leaves one's heart."
Hernando de Soto
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"Music is the mathematics of the soul."
Angus Deaton
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"Music has the power to unite across all divides."
Angus Deaton
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"Music is the universal language of the human spirit."
Raj Patel
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"Music bridges the gap between emotion and expression."
Raj Patel
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"The music of life plays best when we stop trying to control the tempo."
Raj Patel
"Music transcends the barriers that words and weapons create."
Hernando de Soto
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"Music and culture are accessible luxuries, not just for the wealthy"
Thomas Piketty
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"Music and rhythm are found in well-designed institutions and communities."
Elinor Ostrom
"Music is the universal language that transcends all borders."
Hernando de Soto
"Music speaks to the deepest parts of the human soul."
Hernando de Soto
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"Music is the universal language of human aspiration"
Angus Deaton