John Philip Sousa
Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty.
-John Philip Sousa
beauty
Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the beauty of music.
-John Philip Sousa
beauty
From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else.
-John Philip Sousa
music
My religion lies in my composition.
-John Philip Sousa
religion
I had found English audiences highly satisfactory. They are the best listeners in the world. Perhaps the music-lovers of some of our larger cities equal the English, but I do not believe they can be surpassed in that respect.
-John Philip Sousa
respect
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
teacher
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