R. Murray Schafer quotes
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“Still the noise in the mind: that is the first task - then everything else will follow in time.”
-- R. Murray SchaferSource : R. Murray Schafer (1977). “The Tuning of the World”, Alfred A. Knopf
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“We cannot close our ears; we have no ear lids!”
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“Today all sounds belong to a continuous field of possibilities lying within the comprehensive dominion of music. Behold the new orchestra: the sonic universe! And the musicians: anyone and anything that sounds!”
-- R. Murray SchaferSource : R. Murray Schafer (1977). “The Tuning of the World”, Alfred A. Knopf
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“When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous.”
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“Dawn itself is the most neglected masterpiece of the modern world.”
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“The earth forms the body of an instrument, across which strings are stretched and are tuned by a divine hand. We must try once again to find the secret of that tuning.”
-- R. Murray SchaferSource : R. Murray Schafer (1993). “The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World”, p.14, Simon and Schuster
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“Someone once said that the two most important things in developing taste were sensitivity and intelligence. I don't think this is so; I'd rather call them curiosity and courage. Curiosity to look for the new and the hidden; courage to develop your own tastes regardless of what others might say or think.”
-- R. Murray Schafer
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“One of the first signs of a Spirit-filled life is enthusiasm!”
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Source : A. E. Waite (2012). “The Pictorial Key to the Tarot”, p.5, Courier Corporation
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“Our task is to widen our circle of compassion to include all living beings and all of nature”
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