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Quote by John Dryden
What passion cannot music raise and quell! - John Dryden

What passion cannot music raise and quell! – John Dryden

Other quotes by John Dryden

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. – John Dryden

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Hope
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John Dryden
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Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil. – John Dryden

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Fanaticism
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John Dryden
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I met Prince William at a musical festival and he let me know he was a fan of my music. But the invitation to sing at his wedding reception came completely out of the blue. The fact that Kate and William knew the words to my songs was very touching. – Ellie Goulding

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

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Music became a healer for me. – Eric Clapton

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In these confused times, the role of classical music is at the very core of the struggle to reassert cultural and ethical values that have always characterized our country and for which we have traditionally been honored and respected outside our shores. – Lorin Maazel

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I hate science fiction. – James Dyson

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