I think America concedes that true American music has sprung from the Negro.
William Christopher Handy
Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.
William Christopher Handy
Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.
William Christopher Handy
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When I was in Paris, all of the German refugees began to flow in and it was a very sad time.
I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism.
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