Stephen Hough Quotes

I've always had a profound conviction that great music is about joy, even in the face of tragedy.

There are moments when great music can be the greatest service and charity.

Music is the first thing I didn't give up.

Music has been my real solace. And that's why I play music. And that's why I'm so determined, or have been so determined to pursue what I wanted to do, come what may.

Music is meant to be a beautiful thing.

I think it should be ambitious and good music does deal with life and art and all these wonderful things.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.

Music is still above all else the thing that does it for me.

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

Obviously for some people there is a big connection between music and the way you can create a space.

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.

Music is such a balm. Always has been. It's such a heartbeat, like blood thrumming through the womb. That's why music appeals to people.

We might experience bad things in our lives. But if we worship a God who suffered more than us, this is our highest example. And there are lots of challenges in our lives. This does not mean we give up.

The most audacious thing I could possibly state in this day and age is that life is worth living. It's worth being bashed against. It's worth getting scarred by. It's worth pouring yourself over every one of its coals.

The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.

My heart and soul is still music.

I decided to make music again at a time when I couldn't have had more obstacles.

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me.

Music can describe emotions far more accurately than words ever can. As soon as I realised that, I knew music was where I wanted to be.

I don't just play the trumpet because it's something that resonates with me: I play the trumpet because I realize it's a means to help free a lot of people that ain't free.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

My parents taught me to believe that through the creative act, we're able to transcend and give a response to desecration.

If you pour some music on whatever's wrong, it'll sure help out.