Nature Quotes

Mountains, oceans, and everything growing in between. The natural world as teacher and mirror.

18018 quotes

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"Every speculation is a form of human nature trying to express itself."
J.P. Morgan
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"To understand nature is to understand art."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"The nature of sound mirrors the nature of being."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"The most serious obstacle to the improvement of our race is the excessive pigmentation of the skin which prevents a due and healthful renewal of the blood."
Andrew Carnegie
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"We are surrounded by a universe of vibrations we choose to ignore."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"The acoustic environment shapes our inner landscape."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Nature is the ultimate teacher for those willing to listen."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Repetition with variation is the fundamental principle of all life."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Nature is the greatest teacher of interconnection."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Nature speaks in the language of cycles and seasons."
Pauline Oliveros
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"The nature of sound is the nature of existence—constant transformation."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"One needs only to observe how dogs and pigeons produce their particular sounds."
John Cage
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"The laws of nature are the canvas God laid down on which he painted his masterpiece."
John Cage
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"We need the sounds of nature. Without them, we are lost."
John Cage
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"Nature provides the template; the composer is merely the translator"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Nature teaches us about rhythm, pattern, and the mathematics of beauty."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance."
Yoko Ono
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"We are all made of stars."
Laurie Anderson
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"Nature teaches us patience and persistence."
Yoko Ono
"Order and chaos are siblings in the same family."
Ryoji Ikeda
"Nature does not calculate; it knows."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Nature teaches us more than any book ever could."
Jon Hopkins
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"Nature has a rhythm we need to remember."
Jon Hopkins
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"Structure is everywhere in nature and in art."
John Cage
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"We are not trying to make environmental music, we are environmental music."
John Cage
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"The sonic environment shapes our inner landscape more than we realize."
Pauline Oliveros
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"The natural world is constantly communicating to those who listen."
Pauline Oliveros
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"I believe that every drop of water in the ocean counts."
Yoko Ono
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"Nature teaches us patience if we listen closely."
Yoko Ono
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"Nature is our greatest teacher."
Yoko Ono