I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country.

Quote by John Philip Sousa

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Sincere composers believe in God.

Sincere composers believe in God.

My religion lies in my composition.

My religion lies in my composition.

I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a...

I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a...

Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another...

Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another...

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;...

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.

Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in...

Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world....

I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world....

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...