It is forbidden to kill therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance You must stir it and stump it and blow your own trumpet Or trust me you haven't a chance.

Time has no divisions to mark its passage there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it you don't get anything out of it.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance.

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.

My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12 he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent.