Quote by William Congreve
Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or ben

Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. – William Congreve

Other quotes by William Congreve

Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman. – William Congreve

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A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty. – William Congreve

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Im always going to do that – record and make music. – Norah Jones

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Music makes us want to live. You dont know how many times people have told me that theyd been down and depressed and just wanted to die. But then a special song caught their ear and that helped give them renewed strength. Thats the power music has. – Mary J. Blige

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I like having my hair and face done, but Im not going to lose weight because someone tells me to. I make music to be a musician not to be on the cover of Playboy. – Adele

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Im a big collector of vinyl – I have a record room in my house – and Ive always had a huge soundtrack album collection. So what I do, as Im writing a movie, is go through all those songs, trying to find good songs for fights, or good pieces of music to layer into the film. – Quentin Tarantino

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