I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I… — John Philip Sousa

I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes.

John Philip SousaMusician · American · 1854 – 1932

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Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. — Gustav Mahler
I think a lot of it is that we used to tour so much that we never really had time to write songs. — Mike Lowry
No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in the arts. — John Philip Sousa
Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing. — John Philip Sousa
Grand opera is the most powerful of stage appeals and that almost entirely through the beauty of music. — John Philip Sousa