Quotes by Wynton Marsalis

I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question...

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I dress up a certain way because I respect the music.

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I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because...

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I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the...

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I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be...

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I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My...

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Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.

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Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but...

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Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.

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Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance.

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You need a team. You need people to push you. You need opponents.

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Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

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