Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

Quote by Wynton Marsalis

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When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my...

When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my...

I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the...

I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the...

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do...

There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do...

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in...

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in...

The bandstand is a sacred place.

The bandstand is a sacred place.

The best way to be, is to do.

The best way to be, is to do.

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready...

I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be...

I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be...

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn....

The first time I ever played the trumpet in public, I played the Marine Hymn....

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is...

I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My...

I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My...

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one...

It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one...

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

I dress up a certain way because I respect the music.

I dress up a certain way because I respect the music.

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My...

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped...

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the...

Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the...

I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it.

I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it.

Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.

Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.