“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.” — Louis Armstrong Quote

“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.”

“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.”

“Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music? No matter what kind it is.”

“After every move, ask yourself what does my opponent want to do to me, and how can I prevent it?”

“Every time I give a talk, I ask the audience - especially if it's kids - how many want to go to Mars. At least half raise their hands. I don't think there's going to be any shortage of volunteers.”

“When students ask me today, 'What do you think we should learn from this book?' I tell them, 'Whatever you got out of it.'”