"There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres"
- Pythagoras
About this Quote
Pythagoras was a Greek thinker and mathematician who lived in the 6th century BC. He is best known for his theorem about the sides of a best triangle, but he also had a deep interest in music and the relationship between mathematics and music. This quote is a reflection of his belief that there is a connection in between the two. He thought that the mathematical principles of geometry could be found in the vibrations of musical strings, which the spacing of the worlds in the planetary system could be viewed as a type of music. This concept of a consistency between mathematics and music has been explored by numerous thinkers since Pythagoras, and is still a source of fascination today. The quote suggests that deep space is a kind of symphony, with each element in its place and each part adding to the entire. It is a suggestion that the beauty of mathematics and music can be discovered in the very same locations, and that the 2 are intertwined in such a way that is both strange and awe-inspiring.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
