“I am startled, occasionally, to find “intelligence” used as the antithesis of “feeling”, as though the two played against each other. Nothing could be further from the truth. No intelligent interpretation is lacking in emotional values. What this probably means is that, depending on gifts and degree of maturity, some natures emphasize brain over heart. Where such an imbalance occurs, it must be corrected by conscious and concentrated application to emotional content. If an interpretation is unduly cerebral, liveness and color can be infused into it by attention to whether the theme is now in the right hand, now in the left; whether it is supported by an accompaniment which has significance of its own, or merely hums along.”

Playing in the Grand Style (1950)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "I am startled, occasionally, to find “intelligence” used as the antithesis of “feeling”, as though the two played again…" by Benno Moiseiwitsch?
Benno Moiseiwitsch photo
Benno Moiseiwitsch 3
British musician 1890–1963

Related quotes

Warren G. Harding photo

“The success of our popular government rests wholly upon the correct interpretation of the deliberate, intelligent, dependable popular will of America.”

Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) American politician, 29th president of the United States (in office from 1921 to 1923)

Inaugural address (4 March 1921).
1920s

Zafar Mirzo photo
Daniel Goleman photo
Richard Dawkins photo
Amit Ray photo

“As more and more artificial intelligence is entering into the world, more and more emotional intelligence must enter into leadership.”

Amit Ray (1960) Indian author

Source: Compassionate Artificial Intelligence: Frameworks and Algorithms (2018) https://books.google.com/books/about/Compassionate_Artificial_Intelligence.html?id=wZt7DwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y,

“God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible.”

James Clavell (1921–1994) American novelist

André Delambre
The Fly (1958)

H.P. Lovecraft photo
Teal Swan photo
B.K.S. Iyengar photo

“The head is the seat of intelligence. The heart is the seat of emotion. Both have to work in cooperation with the body.”

B.K.S. Iyengar (1918–2014) Indian yoga teacher and scholar

Source: Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom, p. 29

Related topics