William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"I love a ballad but even too well if it be doleful matter merrily set down, or a very pleasant thing indeed and sung lamentably."
Ballads quotes
Ballads
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Writer
"Some people resemble ballads which are only sung for a certain time."
Kate Smith
Singer
"In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them."
Miles Davis
Musician
"When I heard Coleman Hawkins, I learned to play ballads"
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true."
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"Ye are better than all the ballads That ever were sung or said; For ye are living poems, And all the rest are dead."
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