Quotes of: Instrument Keyword

Each of us is merely a small instrument; all of us, after accomplishing our mission, will disappear.

In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories and Prayers

God is not looking for incredibly high notes, intricate riffs or award winning ad-libbing. God is looking at the heart.

Instruments of Praise & Acts of Worship

Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.

The Republic

Life' wrote a friend of mine, 'is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along.

A Room with a View

Sufism is always systematised only for limited or transitory periods: because Sufism is primarly instrumental, not for enjoyment or display.

Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study

El Sufismo es sistematizado sólo por períodos transitorios o limitados; él es principalmente instrumental, no para disfrute o exposición.

Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study

Books appear to be the most immediate instruments of speculative delight.

The Love of Books: The Philobiblion of Richard de Bury

Weakness' is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.

The Second Sex

Science has made many advances in my lifetime, but the instrument has yet to be invented that can see clearly into the marriage of a man and a woman.

The Strain

For he is an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon.

The Poetical Works of Christopher Smart: Volume I: Jubilate Agno

Since the human mind is the primary weapon of the human being, it is also therefore the primary and most significant instrument of violence.

Voice of Reason

The best music happens when you have a personal connection to it. That same philosophy can extend to the instrument you hold in your hands: if a guitar means something special, you're bound to do great things with it.

Frank Iero

In the United States, there is a broadly shared view that the U.N. is one of many potential instruments to advance U.S. issues, and we have to decide whether a particular issue is best done through the U.N. or best done through some other mechanism.

John Bolton

I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.

Dangerous Laughter

I wanted to play my violin and have my musical expression through the instrument. But then I was really young when I had my first opportunity to conduct.

Gustavo Dudamel

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the related Accra Agenda for Action, are useful policy instruments that set out the mutual responsibilities of donors and recipient countries.

Margaret Chan

I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.

Najib Razak

I mean, if you decided to go out today and get you an instrument and do whatever it is that you do, no one can tell you how you're going to do it but when you do it.

Ornette Coleman

So, for instance, if you came to me, I'd ask, 'Do you want to write? Do you want to improvise? Why do you want to play this instrument? What do you want to do?'

Ornette Coleman

In Genesis we saw ourselves as song-writers. After Peter Gabriel left I was the first to say: 'It's OK - we can just do instrumentals.'

Phil Collins

Credit ratings and risk weightings must undergo a thorough process of review and revision. No security or instrument on the planet should have a zero risk weighting.

Paul Singer