I have always had a philosophy that if you want to achieve a... - Louis Armstrong

"I have always had a philosophy that if you want to achieve anything, you have to work hard for it"

Louis Armstrong Perseverance

Jazz Trumpeter Vocalist American 1901–1971

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"What we play is life"

"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know"

"I think we have only one life and life is now"

"Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music"

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."