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Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.
Wynton Marsalis
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Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.
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The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States.
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Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches.
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What I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never really get that out.
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When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?
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It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory.
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When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't.
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Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music.
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We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.
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The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard.
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Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.
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