My religion lies in my composition.

Quote by John Philip Sousa

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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...

Sincere composers believe in God.

Sincere composers believe in God.

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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 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 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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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....