Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and emotions. – Jacques Barzun
In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principal. – Jacques Barzun
Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning. – Jacques Barzun
It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence. – Jacques Barzun
I spend plenty of time in London and it doesnt scare me, but its a lonely place, even if youve got friends there. My job takes me all around the world, meeting lots of interesting people. But I think if I couldnt get home, if I couldnt get back to what I consider my real life Id be frightened. – Shirley Henderson