I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

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...

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...

Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the...

Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the...

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and...

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and...

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and...

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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;...

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...

There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to...

There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to...

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...

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.

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 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...

Sincere composers believe in God.

Sincere composers believe in God.