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title: "1 Mardi gras Quotes By Louis Armstrong"
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> [There's a thing I've dreamed of all my life, and I'll be damned if it don't look like it's about to come true-to be King of the Zulu's parade. After that, I'll be ready to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/there-s-a-thing-i-ve-dreamed-of-all-my-life-and-i-ll-be-damned-if-it/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

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## Other authors on Mardi gras

- [Mardi Gras 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mardi-gras/mardi-gras/)

## More by Louis Armstrong

> [The Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in ... Guys would drink and fight one another like circle saws.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/the-brick-house-was-one-of-the-toughest-joints-i-ever-played-in-guys/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [ As many bands as you heard \[in New Orleans\], that's how many bands you heard playing right. I thought I was in Heaven playing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/as-many-bands-as-you-heard-in-new-orleans-that-s-how-many-bands-you/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [There's a thing I've dreamed of all my life, and I'll be damned if it don't look like it's about to come true-to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/there-s-a-thing-i-ve-dreamed-of-all-my-life-and-i-ll-be-damned-if-it/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [ \[Bebop is\] Chinese music. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/bebop-is-chinese-music/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [I've Got the World on a String,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/i-ve-got-the-world-on-a-string/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [Seems to me it ain't the world that's so bad but what we're doing to it, and all I'm saying is: see what a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/seems-to-me-it-ain-t-the-world-that-s-so-bad-but-what-we-re-doing-to/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/jazz-is-played-from-the-heart-you-can-even-live-by-it-always-love-it/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people goin' by I see friends shaking hands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/the-colors-of-the-rainbow-so-pretty-in-the-sky-are-also-on-the-faces/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/a-lotta-cats-copy-the-mona-lisa-but-people-still-line-up-to-see-the/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [If it hadn't been for Jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/if-it-hadn-t-been-for-jazz-there-wouldn-t-be-no-rock-and-roll/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/the-memory-of-things-gone-is-important-to-a-jazz-musician/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [And I think to myself what a wonderful world. Oh, yeah…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/and-i-think-to-myself-what-a-wonderful-world-oh-yeah/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [You blows who you is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/you-blows-who-you-is/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [When I go to the Gate, I'll play a duet with Gabriel. Yeah, we'll play 'Sleepy Time Down South' and 'Hello, Dolly!.' Then he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/when-i-go-to-the-gate-i-ll-play-a-duet-with-gabriel-yeah-we-ll-play/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

> [It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics . . . dope and all that crap. It's a thousand times better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-armstrong/it-really-puzzles-me-to-see-marijuana-connected-with-narcotics-dope/)

[Louis Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-armstrong/)

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