John Philip Sousa Quotes

To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false.

John Philip Sousa

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 6, 1854 - March 6, 1932

Topics

MusicMindMeanAverageFalseWould

We had an eyeball-to-eyeball agreement at a restaurant before I came back that, if I came back, he would never talk to me that way again or I was simply saying no.

Andrea Mackris

MeSayingRestaurantBackWayTalk

Twitter is important, but it's not more important than protecting your soul.

Melanie Scrofano

SoulImportantMoreYourThan

More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.

Jeff Greenfield

PoliticsMoreHappenConspiracyThan

When you play a character you have to ask yourself, 'Can I make sense of what's happening here? Is this authentic?'

Stephen Moyer

CharacterYourselfYouPlayAsk

Producers don't really have any authority because you are paid by the artist, and if they choose to ignore you, they can. Your power only hangs by the tiniest thread. If you pull it too hard it will snap.

Trevor Horn

PowerIgnoreYouChooseArtistWill

Actors love mental disorders, dialects, and corsets. Give them one of the three and they're happy.

Robin Tunney

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When I started out, I really struggled as a comic because no one knew who I was, and sometimes I was telling stories, so it would take a while for people to get on board for things.

Mike Birbiglia

PeopleSometimesOutTakeStarted

My first season at Liverpool had good moments but also bad ones. We played three tournaments and we played two finals, and that was good.

Luis Suarez

GoodMomentsBadThreeFirstTwo

To me, rap music is bigger than who's the coolest rapper, the biggest rapper. It's everything about your personality.

Diplo

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How many chances to you get to make a musical about a serial killer? The minute Tim Burton approached me, I was in.

Johnny Depp

MeYouMinuteGetChancesHow

Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.

Donald Rumsfeld

DecisionsDoubtPresidentUpMove

I wanted to make an album that sounded like a release of inhibitions, really getting away from the idea that you have to be anything other than in that moment.

Dawn Richard

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