Unison Quotes
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On this principle of arrangement, the voice, uttered from the stage as from a centre, and spreading and striking against the cavities of the different vessels, as it comes in contact with them, will be increased in clearness of sound, and will wake an harmonious note in unison with itself.
vitruvius— Chapter V, Sec. 3
The world has not to be put in order: the world is order incarnate. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.
— 1945 Sexus, ch.9.
There are, certainly, differing degrees of devotion among Moon's followers; the fact that they bow at the right moment or shout "Mansei!" in unison doesn't mean they believe everything Moon says, or do precisely what he commands. Even on important issues, like Moon's claiming to be the messiah, there are church members whom I met, including a close aide to Moon, who demur. A religious leader whom they respect and whose theology they believe, yes; the messiah, perhaps not.
sun myung moon— Peter Maass, Moon at Twilight, The New Yorker September 14, 1998.
Remember, our hearts are one. Even when we are at war with each other, our hearts are always beating in unison.
yoko ono— 29 August 2009
I discovered that the most interesting music of all was made by simply lining the loops in unison, and letting them slowly shift out of phase with other...
steve reich— In: Steve Reich, ?Paul Hillier (2002) Writings on Music, 1965-2000, p. 20
I would have to point out in the strongest terms the autocracy of the Liberal structure and the cowardice of its members. I have never seen in all my examination of politics so degrading a spectacle as that of all these Liberals turning their coats in unison with their Chief, when they saw the chance to take power.
pierre trudeau— As a CCF member taking issue with the federal Liberal Party. Cite libre (April 1963)
When panting sighs the bosom fill, And hands by chance united thrill At once with one delicious pain The pulses and the nerves of twain; When eyes that erst could meet with ease, Do seek, yet, seeking, shyly shun Ecstatic conscious unison, The sure beginnings, say, be these Prelusive to the strain of love Which angels sing in heaven above?
arthur hugh clough— Love and Reason, st. 1 (1844).
Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind. The understanding can intuit nothing, the senses can think nothing. Only through their unison can knowledge arise.
Immanuel Kant— A 51, B 75 (Critique of Pure Reason (1781; 1787))
The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.
James Cash Penney— American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the J. C. Penney stores (1875 - 1971)
No matter how it is worded or performed, abortion hurts women. This won’t stop until women stand up in unison and say, ‘This is unacceptable. We deserve better.’ Lack of emotional and financial resources are the real undue burden and abortion will never lift that.
— Serrin Foster, president of Feminists For Life, press release, (June 28, 2000).
"'Queer' derives its force precisely through the repeated invocation by which it has become linked to accusation, pathologization, insult. This is an invocation by which a social bond among homophobic communities is formed through time. The interpellation echoes past interpellations, and binds the speakers, as if they spoke in unison across time. In this sense, it is always an imaginary chorus that taunts 'queer'".
— Butler, Judith (1993). Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex", p.226. New York: Routledge.
