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> [The trouble with doing nothing is that you can never take any time off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/the-trouble-with-doing-nothing-is-that-you-can-never-take-any-time-off/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

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## More by Hoagy Carmichael

> [Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/traveling-with-a-big-band-is-like-being-an-inmate-in-a-traveling-zoo/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/in-hollywood-the-rainbow-hits-the-ground-for-composers/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [This exploded in me almost more music than I could consume.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/this-exploded-in-me-almost-more-music-than-i-could-consume/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [The trouble with doing nothing is that you can never take any time off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/the-trouble-with-doing-nothing-is-that-you-can-never-take-any-time-off/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [Slow motion gets you there faster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/slow-motion-gets-you-there-faster/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [Ragtime was my lullaby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/ragtime-was-my-lullaby/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/i-m-singing-the-music-publisher-s-theme-song-it-ain-t-a-commercial/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/the-recollection-of-how-when-and-where-it-all-happened-became-vague/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [I don't think I'll ever be president of anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/i-don-t-think-i-ll-ever-be-president-of-anything/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [You sittin' here chained to your rockin' chair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/you-sittin-here-chained-to-your-rockin-chair/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/never-play-anything-that-don-t-sound-right-you-might-not-make-any/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

> [I know Mother named me after a railroad man, but it's too late now, I'm afraid. Much, much too late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoagy-carmichael/i-know-mother-named-me-after-a-railroad-man-but-it-s-too-late-now-i-m/)

[Hoagy Carmichael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoagy-carmichael/)

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