Inspirational Quotes by Louis Armstrong

[Bebop is] Chinese music.

— Louis Armstrong

I've Got the World on a String,

— Louis Armstrong

If ya ain't got it in ya, ya can't blow it out.

— Louis Armstrong

It ain't whatcha say, it's the way howcha say it.

— Louis Armstrong

I don't need words. It's all in the phrasing.

— Louis Armstrong

Never play anything the same way twice.

— Louis Armstrong

Don't do nothing halfway, else you find yourself dropping more than can be picked up.

— Louis Armstrong

When you're dead, you're done.

— Louis Armstrong

Music is either good or bad, and it's got to be learned. You got to have balance.

— Louis Armstrong

Jazz is what I play for a living.

— Louis Armstrong

To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!

— Louis Armstrong

I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand....

— Louis Armstrong

We don't play slow and we don't play fast, we play half fast

— Louis Armstrong

Red beans and ricely yours.

— Louis Armstrong

Each man has his own music bubbling up inside him.

— Louis Armstrong

Never play a thing the same way twice.

— Louis Armstrong

I'm a spade, you're an ofay. Let's play.

— Louis Armstrong

Not too slow, not too fast. Kind of like half-fast.

— Louis Armstrong