#instrument

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

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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

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Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd all be playing the same thing!! ↗

— Caroline Corr

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I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

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I probably wrote three-quarters of the songs without an instrument in my hands. ↗

— Richard Thompson

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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

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Usually one or two things happen: Either you have an idea straightaway - the sort of sound that you want or the instrumentation or one particular sound that you want to feature - or you don't. ↗

— Anne Dudley

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I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable. ↗

— Robin Trower

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Amplifying acoustic instruments more than a little is really cheating, and everything becomes a compromise. ↗

— Richard Thompson

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You wonder about it and wonder how will I make an instrument that can handle this kind of a problem. ↗

— Clyde Tombaugh

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