Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius.

Quote by John Philip Sousa

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The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am...

The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their...

To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their...

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he...

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he...

The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the...

The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the...

Composers are the only people who can hear good music above bad sounds.

Composers are the only people who can hear good music above bad sounds.

America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a...

America can well expect to develop a goodly amount of composers for she has a...

I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put...

I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put...

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I...

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I...

I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is...

I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is...

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own...

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own...

No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in...

No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in...

I am happy now, to recall that I was no only his son but his...

I am happy now, to recall that I was no only his son but his...

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its...

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its...

The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions.

The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions.

I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I...

I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I...

My religion lies in my composition.

My religion lies in my composition.

Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist;...

Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist;...

Sincere composers believe in God.

Sincere composers believe in God.