"The sporting houses needed professors, and we had so many different styles that... it wouldn't make any difference that you just came from . . . whatever your tunes were over there, we played them in New Orleans."

-- Jelly Roll Morton

#New Orleans Quotes #Differences Quotes #House Quotes

“But words is like th spots on dice: no matter how y fumbles em, there's times when they jes wont come.”
“Married life teaches one invaluable lesson: to think of things far enough ahead not to say them.”
“Prayer is not the cunning art of using God, subjecting Him to one's selfish ends in an effort to get out of Him what you want.”
“It's the worst form of torture a person can imagine-the wait to die.”
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.”
“Godâ€™s words trump all opinions, including mine, and in the end, I believe Godâ€™s words lead to life.”
“There are a great many men valued in society who have nothing to recommend them but serviceable vices.”
“Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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