42 Quotes by John Philip Sousa

The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape.

You can't drive a Spike with a Tack Hammer

I forsee a marked deterioration in American musicand a host of other injuries to music in its artistic manifestations, by virtue—or rather by vice—of the multiplication of the various music-reproducing machines

I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country.

Dance as though no one is watching. Love as though you've never been hurt. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.

My religion lies in my composition.

Sincere composers believe in God.

A band is only as good as its euphonium section.

The red and white and starry blue Is freedom's shield and hope.