“I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music.” ― Johann Sebastian Bach

“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” — Ludwig van Beethoven

“Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” — Sergei Rachmaninoff

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” — Plato

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” — Albert Einstein

“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” — Victor Hugo

“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.” — Steve Martin

My favorites (an incomplete list)

Classical

JS BachVivaldiMozartBeethovenLisztChopinRachmaninovOperas

Bollywood