Top 23 Olivier Messiaen Quotes

#1. I write out of revenge.

William Goldman

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#2. I don't think of myself as an American Master. I've just been making a living.

Bob Newhart

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#3. I just have a respect for my audience. That seems to be pretty logical.

Thomas Jane

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#4. I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none.

Olivier Messiaen

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#5. My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith.

Olivier Messiaen

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#6. Birds are the first and the greatest performers.

Olivier Messiaen

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#7. It is my determination that we, as a party, continue to make that fundamental restatement of liberal values in the politics of our country.

Charles Kennedy

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#8. As soon as you have a problem, it's insoluble. These things should never have been allowed to happen.

William S. Burroughs

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#9. If you're scared to be alone, you are alone.

Marty Rubin

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#10. One can get used to ugliness, but never to negligence.

Coco Chanel

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#11. It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.

Henry Kissinger

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#12. No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone.

Olivier Messiaen

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#13. Well, you can fairly claim the day hasn't been wasted,' owned Cadfael generously, 'if something's been learned.

Ellis Peters

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#14. No matter whose fault, God sends us through storms so we can land in a place we never would have otherwise.

Beth Moore

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#15. Love everyone, especially the person who hates you the most.

Debasish Mridha

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#16. After the shadows comes light.

Tobin Wilson

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#17. I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day.

Matt Groening

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#18. The human being is flesh and consciousness, body and soul; his heart is an abyss which can only be filled by that which is godly.

Olivier Messiaen

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#19. Jamie, when the stakes are high, I never cheat. I consider myself too important to do that.

E.L. Konigsburg

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#20. It's probable that in the artistic hierarchy birds are the greatest musicians existing on our planet.

Olivier Messiaen

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#21. A true music, that is to say, spiritual, a music which may be an act of faith; a music which may touch upon all subjects without ceasing to touch upon God; an original music, in short, whose language may open a few doors, take down some yet distant stars.

Olivier Messiaen

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#22. You gotta mature, you know.

The Notorious B.I.G.

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#23. Literature has always been the last refuge, in this world, for those who do not know where to lay their dreaming heads.

Romain Gary

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