Quotes by Claude Debussy

Explore a curated collection of 12 quotes by Claude Debussy. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. I love music passionately. And because l love it, I tr — Claude Debussy
Music is the silence between the notes. — Claude Debussy
The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope th — Claude Debussy
Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we — Claude Debussy
There is nothing is more musical than a sunset. He who feels what he sees will find no more beautiful example of develop — Claude Debussy
The century of airplanes has a right to its own music. — Claude Debussy
I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it. — Claude Debussy
Music is the expression of the movement of the waters, the play of curves described by changing breezes. — Claude Debussy
Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us — Claude Debussy
Art is the most beautiful of all lies. — Claude Debussy
Works of art make rules rules do not make works of art. — Claude Debussy
Extreme complication is contrary to art. — Claude Debussy