“When the other kids started calling me nicknames, I knew everything wa...” — Louis Armstrong Quote

“When the other kids started calling me nicknames, I knew everything was all right. I have a pretty big mouth, so they hit on that and began calling me Gatemouth or Satchelmouth, and that Satchelmouth has stuck to me all my life, except that now it's been made into 'Satchmo' - 'Satchmo' Armstrong.”

“The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.”

“I warm up at home. I hit the stage, I'm ready, whether it's rehearsal or anything.”

“I've been on campuses all my life.”

“The thing about me is, all my life, the only way I've known to be better is to try to outwork people.”

“I've been a paratrooper all my life.”