149 Quotes by Louis Armstrong

I've Got the World on a String,

I don't get involved in politics. I just blow my horn.

The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell!

It makes you feel good, man, makes you forget all the bad things that happen to a Negro. It makes you feel wanted, and when you're with another tea smoker, it makes you feel a special kinship.

There's a thing I've dreamed of all my life, and I'll be damned if it don't look like it's about to come true-to be King of the Zulu's parade. After that, I'll be ready to die.

There is no such thing as 'on the way out' as long as you are still doing something interesting and good; you're in the business because you're breathing.

White folks still in the lead.

We don't play slow and we don't play fast, we play half fast

Music is either good or bad, and it's got to be learned. You got to have balance.