"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

#Country Quotes #Believe Quotes #America Quotes

“Every one must be struck with astonishment, when he first beholds one of these vast rings of coral-rock, often many leagues in diameter, here and there surmounted by a low verdant island with dazzling white shores, bathed on the outside by the foaming breakers of the ocean, and on the inside surrounding a calm expanse of water, which, from reflection, is of a bright but pale green color.”
“My favorite comedy is comedy where nothing is achieved and there is no point.”
“Iâ€™ve had the pleasure of hearing The Novelists perform live.Â They are gifted songwriters and talented musicians with strong lead voices. This is a band with lots of heart & soul.”
“Although the butterfly and the caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same.”
“Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.”
“To do what you love can sometimes be stressful.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I have to decide Japanese strategy - shall we invade Japan proper or shall we bomb and blockade? That is my hardest decision to date. But I'll make it when I have all the facts.”
“Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways, if we cannot touch one another and the life we have been given with our hearts.”

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