Virgil Thomson Quotes

Even the most dismal and hopeless-sounding Wilco music, to my ears, has always maintained a level of hope and consolation.

Every single day, I get letters - very moving, overwhelming letters - testifying how much my books have meant to people in times of crisis in their lives, when they were very ill, say. If I ever doubted that writing could play an important part in people's lives, I don't doubt that now.

When I had nothing else, I had my mother and the piano. And you know what? They were all I needed.

We all need a little something to believe in.

I think people need to realize they're not alone, and that there's hope, and it's running to Jesus.

Wherever I go with my life, even the good times and the bad parts, only two people are with me: God and my music.

We need to have music that contributes to the well-being of the spirit. Music that cradles people's lives and makes things a little easier. That's what I try to do, and what I want to do. You don't want to close the door on hope.

Music is the one thing that has been consistently there for me. It hasn’t let me down.

Hope is the consolation of the world.

My grandfather used to say, "Learn to like art, music and literature deeply and passionately. They will be your friends when things are bad". It is true: at this time of year, when days are short and dark, and one hardly dares to open the newspapers, I turn, not vainly either, to the great creators of the past for distraction, solace and help.

The pain of loneliness seems to be part of the mortal experience. But the Lord in His mercy has made it so that we need never deal with the challenges of mortality alone.

Bobby had faith in my ability as a singer.

I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.

I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.

Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope - young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor.

On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better.

But when they needed love or help or had a problem of any kind, they could always go to Roselle because she was always there for them. That was not always the case with me.

The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

There's been times when I've been standing in a line at a movie and someone's hit me with something really heavy about someone really close and how our music has helped them get through it. Even in our darkest moments we try and find something beautiful.

A lot of praying helped me a lot.

I needed New Orleans so badly back in 2006, just somebody to believe in me, somebody to care about me.

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.

We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.

Faith makes all things possible... love makes all things easy.

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.