Quotes by John Philip Sousa
“When you hear music, after it's over, it's gone in the air. You can never capture it again.”— John Philip Sousa
“Jazz will endure as long as people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.”— John Philip Sousa
“I would rather be the composer of an inspirational march than the author of a hundred grand operas.”— John Philip Sousa
“The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie.”— John Philip Sousa
“Remember, my boy, that any fool can tell a story. But it takes a genius to make a point.”— John Philip Sousa
“Again, the name of a march is important. It should have a title that would inspire the composer.”— John Philip Sousa