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Quote by Soren Kierkegaard
What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in

What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music. – Soren Kierkegaard

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Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate. – Soren Kierkegaard

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The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. – Soren Kierkegaard

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I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music. – David Bowie

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All music is beautiful. – Billy Strayhorn

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I dont know anything about music. In my line you dont have to. – Elvis Presley

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It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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