Quote by William Blake
Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish. – William Blake

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I see every thing I paint in this world, but everybody does not see alike. To the eyes of a miser a guinea is more beautiful than the sun, and a bag worn with the use of money has more beautiful proportions than a vine filled with grapes. – William Blake

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Music is very spiritual, it has the power to bring people together. – Edgar Winter

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For me making music is part social, part interaction, part collaboration. – Norah Jones

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I think ABBA have a pure joy to their music and thats what makes them extraordinary. – Bono

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My whole trick is to keep the tune well out in front. If I play Tchaikovsky, I play his melodies and skip his spiritual struggle. – Liberace

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