Quote by Herbert Spencer
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Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts – as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit. – Herbert Spencer

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Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. – Herbert Spencer

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Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror. – Herbert Spencer

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Music is the shorthand of emotion. – Leo Tolstoy

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I dont want to be an artist, go on tour and make a video and wear sexy clothes. I would just love to make music. – Rashida Jones

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The sexual embrace can only be compared with music and with prayer. – Marcus Aurelius

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I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if Im white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them. – Kid Rock

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