# Quote — Daniel Levitin, The World in Six Songs

> Music has been a shaping force... music has been there to guide the development of human nature.

- Author: [Daniel Levitin](https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-levitin.md)
- Book: [The World in Six Songs](https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-levitin/the-world-in-six-songs.md)
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> The point of art is to emphasize some elements at the expense of others.

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> The six types of song that have shaped human nature—friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion, and love songs—I've come to think are obvious...

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/daniel-levitin/the-world-in-six-songs/the-six-types.md)

> We may have had music before we had a word for it.

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