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157 Trumpet quotes by 129 unique authors

The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third… — John the Apostle
I played trumpet in school once because I joined band because a cute boy played trumpet too. And I was really bad at trumpet. — Skylar Grey
Everything you ever had, everything you ever lost. It's all there in the trumpet--pain and hate and trouble and peace and quiet and love. — Ann Petry
One may imagine that a man who blew the trumpet for his living would be glad to play the violin for his amusement. — Winston Churchill
The merry cuckow, messenger of Spring, His trumpet shrill hath thrice already sounded. — Edmund Spenser
Whoever keeps an open ear For tattlers will be sure to hear The trumpet of contention. — William Cowper
The majority of people who keel over dead at concerts are killed by a long trumpet passage. — Garrison Keillor
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player. — Miles Davis
I wanted a trumpet concerto that reflected Native American music because, well, there aren't any. I looked around for one but couldn't find anything. So… — Christopher Moore
The heroic hours of life do not announce their presence by drum and trumpet, challenging us to be true to ourselves by appeals to the… — Benjamin Cardozo
Louis Armstrong playing trumpet on the Judgment Day. — Al Stewart
I got to trumpet, finally. That's why I love to write for brass, and [Count] Basie and [Frank] Sinatra and all that stuff, 'cause that's… — Quincy Jones
I used to look at these pictures of trumpeters pointing their instrument to the ceiling. Stunning pictures, but if you play the trumpet and point… — Humphrey Lyttelton
Man, it seems, is not able to bear the languid rest on Nature's bosom, and when the trumpet sounds the signal of danger, he hastens… — Alphonse de Lamartine
Formed on the good old plan, A true and brave and downright honest man! He blew no trumpet in the market-place, Nor in the church… — John Greenleaf Whittier
My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather was… — Elvis Costello
I always think of a voice as an instrument, whether a voice is a trumpet, or violin, or bass. You know what I mean? A… — Debbie Harry
There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people. — George Galloway
I've never taken vocal lessons. My early trumpet training and a fortunate talent for singing has always been enough for me. In the case of… — Ronnie James Dio
To play the trumpet, you must train your lips for a long time. When I was twelve or thirteen I was a good player, but… — Umberto Eco
Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it. — William Christopher Handy
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet. — Theodore Hesburgh
I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy. — Kesha
My hearing has suffered seriously; just now I am obliged to have the assistance of an ear trumpet. Think of that, my beauty! - There… — Samuel Lover
I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa. — John Lydon

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