#hea

I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is in any other country. But to dig it out there must be good music throughout the land, a lot of it. Everyone must hear it, and such a process takes time. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#any #believe #country #dig #everyone

I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country.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

— John Philip Sousa

#band #band leader #believe #compositions #country

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#endure #feet #hear #instead #jazz

The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions. ↗

— John Philip Sousa

#conditions #hears #only #prevailing #production

Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal. ↗

— Bishop Robert South

#conscience #consumes #creeping #does #eats

Another night I dreamed I heard heavenly music sounding in my ears, and a flock of sheep was gathering round it. When the music ceased, the sheep leaped for joy, and ran together, shaking their heads; and one shook his head almost off, and seemed to have nothing but ears. ↗

— Joanna Southcott

#another #ceased #dreamed #ears #flock

There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle. ↗

— Wole Soyinka

#fingertips #makes #something #theater #tingle

Well, first of all I'll say that I come alive best in theater. ↗

— Wole Soyinka

#best #come #first #first of all #i

Success? You can't get a big head about it. When people stare at me, they could be whispering to their friend, 'That guy sucks! Have you seen him before? He's horrible.' ↗

— David Spade

#before #big #big head #could #friend

If you are for freedom and equal rights, which we hear a lot of talk about these days, then you have to include the LGBTQ community in that. And if you're not willing to put your time where your mouth is, then I don't know quite what you mean by commitment in your life. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#commitment #community #days #equal #equal rights