Armstrong Quotes

100 Armstrong quotes by 85 unique authors

William Armstrong is a great teacher. He speaks truthfullyabout the discipline required for learning, and about the pleasures oforder and system in acquiring knowledge. Any… — Unknown Author
You can't play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn't played — Miles Davis
The guitar is a means of expressing music, When you get into the emotional side of it, then it's not the guitar that matters so… — Charlie Byrd
I was treated with a miracle drug, just like Lance Armstrong, — Billy Tauzin
When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately… — Lefty Gomez
Almost a quarter of our planet is a single mountain range and we didn't enter it until after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went to… — Robert Ballard
There's no appreciation for the giants [of jazz]; there's never been a major film on Duke Ellington , never a major film on Louis Armstrong.… — Randy Weston
I think we've all had enough of Coltrane saxophonists. There's a case of someone ruining a generation of saxophonists, as Louis Armstrong may have ruined… — Paul Bley
My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I… — Dick Dale
Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You don't realize at… — Freddie Hubbard
Louis Armstrong, who learned to be in exquisite dress, came from the bottom, and he's not a trash can. — Stanley Crouch
The extent of his influence across jazz, across American music, and around the world has such continuing stature that he is one of the few… — Stanley Crouch
As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind’s first small step on a world beyond… — Charles Bolden
Louis Armstrong could only happen once - for ever and ever. I, for one, appreciate the ride. — Bobby Hackett
Neil Armstrong today takes his place in the hall of heroes. The moon will miss its first son of earth. — Mitt Romney
Fantastic truths perish slower... Sappho's moon will survive the moon of Armstrong. Different computations are necessary. — Odysseas Elytis
I've always loved airplanes and flight. The space program was really important to me as a kid. I still have a photo of Armstrong and… — Bill Nye
Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein… — Ken Burns
If you look at anyone who has achieved great success and wealth, people like Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, or Lance Armstrong, they have all focused… — Robert Kiyosaki
As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond… — Charles Bolden
I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel. — Billie Holiday
A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but Sweets [Edison] is right up… — Freddie Hubbard
Lance Armstrong is the guy that I would put up there as one of my heroes. He's done something that no one else has done… — Craig T. Nelson
I think I copied my style from Louis Armstrong. Because I used to like the big volume and the big sound that Bessie Smith got… — Billie Holiday
I could see Armstrong bouncing on the moon — Alexey Leonov

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