Trumpet Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old trumpet quotes, trumpet sayings, and trumpet proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. Agnes De Mille
There may be no trumpet sound or loud applause when we make a right decision, just a calm sense of resolution and peace. Gloria Gaither
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at him. unknown
One may imagine that a man who blew the trumpet for his living would be glad to play the violin for his amusement. Winston S. Churchill
We are Christians and Catholics not because we worship a key, but because we have passed a door and felt the wind that is the trumpet of liberty blow over the land of the living. Gilbert K. Chesterton
You can't blow an uncertain trumpet. Theodore Hesburgh
Playing the trumpet is such a intangible experience. The player is compelled to start from the beginning and build anew each day... It isnt like building a house, where we resume where we left the previous accomplishments. Each new day we must rebuild the foundation of our musical structure. Armando Ghitalla
Life is like a trumpet. If you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out. W.C Handy
The trumpet is forceful. Lester Bowie
The hardest part of playing the trumpet is the physical act of making the sound. Tom Harrell
If you got a trumpet, get on your feet, brother, and blow it! Nick Cave
To play the trumpet well, a musician can not let more than a few days pass without practicing. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Playing the trumpet is such an intangible experience. The player is compelled to start from the beginning and build anew each day. It isn't like building a house, where we can resume building where we left off the previous day's accomplishments. Each new day we must rebuild the foundation of our musical structure. Armando Ghitalla
The trumpet is an extremely difficult instrument. It feels and reacts differently to the player each and every day. Allen Vizzutti
We never blow to the horn. We blow through the horn. We never blow up to a note, we blow out to it. Don Jacoby
The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility. Charles Lamb
Playing the trumpet is hard because it is so easy. Charles Schleuter