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• Love is the only bow on Life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and the Evening Star. It shines upon the cradle of the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of Art—inspirer of poet, patriot, and philosopher. It is the air and light of every heart— builder of every home—kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody, for Music is the voice of Love.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Love, Mother, Dream

  "Lectures and Essays (a Selection)".

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• Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and rhythms so beautifully.

  Johannes Brahms

  Real, Harmony, Used

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• I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody.

  Robert Cray

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• Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls.

  Melody Beattie

  Inspirational, Life, Wisdom

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• To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy. Most contemplate only what would be the accidental and trifling advantages of Friendship, as that the Friend can assist in time of need by his substance, or his influence, or his counsel. Even the utmost goodwill and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Friends, Kindness, Mean

  Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.110, Penguin

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• There's two facets to writing a song. There's you sitting in your room writing the sentiments of the song; the lyrics, the melody and the changes, and then there's the part where you go into the studio and you put clothing on it.

  Nuno Bettencourt

  Song, Writing, Two

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• There are choirs singing in your head. If you listen, you will hear the music. It is the song of angels. Pay no attention to the sounds of the world. They are just noises, and even when added up all together they have no value, make no sense. Strain to hear the song of angels. Listen to the melody within your soul.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Song, Angel, Soul

  FaceBook post by Neale Donald Walsch from Jun 06, 2014

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• I would say that I'm more moved by melody, even though I love to rap.

  Drake

  Rap, Moved

  "On the Cover: Drake". Interview with Claire Hoffman, www.gq.com. April 13, 2012.

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• In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance.

  Franz Liszt

  Song, Hungary, Divided

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• As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I'll fit whatever I'm trying to say around a melody.

  Alanis Morissette

  Long, Trying, Needs

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• The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never had any reason for starting, any more than it has any reason for ending.

  Igor Stravinsky

  Starting Over, Principles, Becoming

  Igor Stravinsky (1970). “Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons”, p.62, Harvard University Press

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• Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

  Melody Beattie

  Happiness, Thanksgiving, Thank You

  Melody Beattie (2003). “The Language of Letting Go: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflections”, Hazelden Publishing

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• All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

  Carter Burwell

  Simple, Music Is

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• There is a lot of melody and things that sound familiar in hundreds of songs.

  Wayne Coyne

  Song, Sound, Corny

  "The Flaming Lips Interview From Noise11.com Archives". Interview with Paul Cashmere, www.noise11.com. April 23, 2016.

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• In 1973 we moved to the British Isle of Man, and I put my first band together for one year, named Melody Fair.

  Andy Gibb

  Men, Years, Together

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• The only thing that I miss lately in all music is somebody that will put out a melody that you can whistle. It doesn't seem like there's anything happening like that.

  Merle Haggard

  Missing You, Music Is, Happenings

  FaceBook post by Merle Haggard from Nov 04, 2011

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• Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.

  Gerry Mulligan

  Mulligans, Wit, Ifs

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• I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

  Gary Cherone

  Music, Song, Queens

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• Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.

  Melody Beattie

  Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Fullness Of Life

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• But when you get to a song, not only do you have to do a vocal melody, you have to write words and not be redundant and make some semblance of a story

  Glenn Danzig

  Song, Writing, Stories

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• They were singing in French, but the melody was freedom and any American could understand that.

  Audie Murphy

  Sight, Singing

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• Essentially my contribution was to introduce repetition into Western music as the main ingredient without any melody over it, without anything just repeated patterns, musical patterns.

  Terry Riley

  Gdp, Musical, Western Music

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• I'll have the music, and then I'll just turn the microphone on, press Play and Record and sing. And whatever comes out ends up being the melody.

  Phil Collins

  Play, Records, Ends

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• Hopefully people can look at our band and see that we're a heavy rock band. We're definitely not a metal band, but we're a band that focuses on meaningful lyrics and melody.

  Adam Rich

  Meaningful, Rocks, People

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• For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music style to play if would be Brazilian.

  Herbie Mann

  Play, Perfect, Style

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