The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man.

I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him.

A band is only as good as its euphonium section.

Sincere composers believe in God.

Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing.

The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape.

American teachers have one indisputable advantage over foreign ones; they understand the American temperament and can judge its unevenness, its lights and its shadows.