Symphony Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old symphony quotes, symphony sayings, and symphony proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

To play with a symphony today is just fabulous. Glen Campbell
God comes to us in theater in the way we communicate with each other, whether it be a symphony orchestra, or a wonderful ballet, or a beautiful painting, or a play. It's a way of expressing our humanity. Julie Harris
We must realize our own talents and, having realized, accept them; and play on them like a symphony in which all other instruments are harmonized to make a better universe. Jeane Dixon
When you hear a large symphony orchestra. for instance, in a concert hall, there's a big, sweeping sound that just doesn't get on to a record. Teddy Wilson
To practice your scales, so to speak, in order play the symphony, is what you have to do as a young poet. Rita Dove
Powerful words harmonize heart and mind as if a symphony. Toba Beta
The world is an orchestra, the universe is a symphony. Matshona Dhliwayo
When we feel, a kind of lyric is sung in our heart. When we think, a kind of music is played in our mind. In harmony, both create a beautiful symphony of life. Toba Beta
Our biological rhythms are the symphony of the cosmos, music embedded deep within us to which we dance, even when we can't name the tune. Deepak Chopra
Symphony starts when you walk together, feel the heart beats and understand the unspoken words. Amit Ray
You can't play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it. Navjot Singh Sidhu
A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything. Gustav Mahler
The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. James Crook
A symphony is a stage play with the parts written for instruments instead of for actors. Colin Wilson
Each person in the world is different and has their own beautiful sound in the symphony of life. Joseph B. Wirthlin
A man must pay the fiddler, in my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra often had to be subsidized. John Barrymore
Life is a symphony, and the action of every person in this life is the playing of his particular part in the music. Hazrat Inayat Khan
You are the music in the symphony of life. Anonymous
The Chicago Symphony is considered the greatest orchestra in the world. Jane Byrne
It is the tuning of the universe. It's as if at the beginning of the symphony God turns up the volume just a tiny bit. Benjamin Zander
The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances. Jean Sibelius
Harmony is a symphony, and symphony is an agreement; but an agreement of disagreements while they disagree there cannot be; you cannot harmonize that which disagrees. Plato
The seasons are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in harmony with each other. Arthur Rubinstein
The human being holds a universe within, filled with overlapping frequencies, and the result is a symphony of cosmic proportions. Masaru Emoto
It is often the quiet gesture which carries the most significance the one which suddenly directs the symphony. Mary Anne Radmacher
The perfect orchestration of the symphony of life is one of the Creator's greatest and most beautiful miracles. Suzy Kassem
Symphonies begin with one note; fires with one flame; gardens with one flower; and masterpieces with one stroke. Matshona Dhliwayo
The sound of the orchestra is one of the most magnificent musical sounds that has ever existed. Chick Corea
Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche
It will be generally admitted that Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man. E.M. Forster