Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing. — John Philip Sousa
I have always believed that 98% of a student’s progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher. — John Philip Sousa
I had found english audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world. — John Philip Sousa
The office of president is a great one; to every true american it seems the greatest on earth. — John Philip Sousa
Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in — John Philip Sousa
Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains. — John Philip Sousa
I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that — John Philip Sousa
I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was — John Philip Sousa
Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the — John Philip Sousa
The movements which I make I cannot possibly repress because, at the time, I am actually the — John Philip Sousa
Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives — John Philip Sousa
Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing. — John Philip Sousa
I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes. — John Philip Sousa
I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more — John Philip Sousa
There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string — John Philip Sousa
Remember always that the composer’s pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist — John Philip Sousa
To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. — John Philip Sousa