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

Quote by John Philip Sousa

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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...