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Jean Sibelius (/sɪˈbeɪliəs/; Swedish pronunciation (help·info)), born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius (8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957), was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely recognized as his country's greatest composer and, through his music, is often credited with having helped Finland to develop a national identity during its struggle for independence from Russia.

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The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances.

Circumstances, Environment, Forces, Strong, Symphony

No statue has ever been put up to a critic.

Critic, Critics, Statue, Statues

If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.

Apparent, Logic, Realizing, Underlying, World

For an instant God opens his door and His orchestra plays the Fifth Symphony.

Doors, God, Orchestra, Play, Symphony

Music begins where the possibilities of language end.

Music, Language, Possibility, Begins

Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art

Art, Giving, Interested, Jobs, Music

Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public pure cold water.

Cocktails, Engaged, Hue, Manufacturing, Offer, Water

If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.

Attention, Confidence, Honor, Price, Rest, Value

All the doctors who wanted to forbid me to smoke and to drink are dead.

Dead, Doctors, Drink, Forbid, Smoke, Wanted

No one ever erected a statue of a critic.

Critic, Critics, Erected, Statue, Statues

Millions of years ago, in my previous incarnations, I must have been related to swans. . . because I can still feel that affinity.

Incarnations, Previous, Reincarnation, Swans, Years

It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money.

Artist, Artists, Difficult, Men, Mix

If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous and much richer. Music begins where the possibilities of language end. That is why I write music.

Autonomous, Expression, Language, Music, Use, Writing

I often conduct an orchestra in my sleep; my orchestras are so huge that the back desks of the violas vanish into the horizon. And everything is so wonderful.

Horizon, Orchestra, Sleep, Vanish

Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic.

Attention, Confidence, Erected, Inspirational, Pay, Perseverance

Music is on a higher plane than everything else in this world.

Higher, Music, Music Is, Planes, World

For me, music begins where words end.

Begins, Ends, Music, Music Is, Words

Music is, for me, like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate the picture from the pieces.

Beautiful, Hands, Mosaic, Together