Humanity/music

Famous quotes containing the words humanity and/or music:

“I have been to see Henry James, and like him very much. It was a great pleasure to meet him. It makes humanity seem more erect and respectable. I never was more kindly and faithfully catechised. It made me respect myself more to be thought worthy of such wise questions.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Music is spiritual. The music business is not.”
—Van Morrison (b. 1945)