Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence. -Wynton Marsalis Education
Generally, when I wake up in the morning I set out a series of problems for myself and I write them down, and when I'm sleeping, my mind solves the problems. When I wake up in the morning, I have more clarity on the issue. -Wynton Marsalis Morning
I believed in studying just because I knew education was a privilege. It was the discipline of study, to get into the habit of doing something that you don't want to do. -Wynton Marsalis Education
Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change. -Wynton Marsalis Independence
Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change. -Wynton Marsalis Change
There are forces all around you who wish to exploit division, rob you of your freedom, and tell you what to think. But young folks can rekindle the weary spirit of a slumbering nation. -Wynton Marsalis Freedom
What I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never really get that out. -Wynton Marsalis Imagination
I'm not a person who writes really abstract things with oblique references. I look at abstraction like I look at condiments. Give me some Tabasco sauce, some ketchup, some mayonnaise. I love all of that. Put it on a trumpet. I've just got to have the ketchup and Tabasco sauce. That's my attitude about musical philosophy. -Wynton Marsalis Attitude
Through first-class education, a generation marches down the long uncertain road of the future with confidence. -Wynton Marsalis Future
The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel. -Wynton Marsalis Music
