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You've got to be good or as bad as the devil.
Louis Armstrong
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Louis Armstrong
Age: 69 †
Born: 1901
Born: August 4
Died: 1971
Died: July 6
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Louis Daniel Armstrong
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I don't need words. It's all in the phrasing.
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It really puzzles me to see marijuana connected with narcotics dope and all of that stuff. It is a thousand times better than whiskey. It is an assistant and a friend.
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There are Two Secrets to Success: 1. Don't tell ANYONE Everything you know 2.If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know.
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Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans. When that's where you left your heart. The moonlight on the bayou a creole tune that fills the air. I dream about magnolias in bloom and I'm wishin' I was there.
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To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!
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There's a thing I've dreamed of all my life, and I'll be damned if it don't look like it's about to come true-to be King of the Zulu's parade. After that, I'll be ready to die.
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You blows who you is.
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Don't do nothing halfway, else you find yourself dropping more than can be picked up.
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I've Got the World on a String.
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It makes you feel good, man, makes you forget all the bad things that happen to a Negro. It makes you feel wanted, and when you're with another tea smoker, it makes you feel a special kinship.
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If ya ain't got it in ya, ya can't blow it out.
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When you're dead, you're done.
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The best I can do is stay happy.
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