#rump

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. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#beginning #begins #bells #century #divisions

I met Donald Trump in '85. I ran into him several times throughout the years. We knew we had this connection, but it wasn't appropriate timing. So we'd spend a lot of time on the telephone. By '88, I knew I truly loved this guy. ↗

— Marla Maples

#connection #donald #donald trump #guy #had

The nerves are a problem on trumpet, because when you mess up everyone can hear it. Just remember most people are too polite to say anything about it. That should calm your nerves. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#anything #because #calm #everyone #hear

I got my first trumpet when I was six years old, from Al Hirt. My father was playing in Al Hirt's band at that time. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#band #father #first #got #i

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. ↗

— Voltaire

#large #large numbers #numbers #punished #sound

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. ↗

— Agnes de Mille

#destiny #important #important decisions #known #life

I've had a fair amount of experience with snakes, and I find them to be pretty honest in terms of how you read their body language and emotions. They'll tell you when they're grumpy. They'll tell you when they're okay. ↗

— Dominic Monaghan

#body #body language #emotions #experience #fair

One thing that's coming up a lot is: are you as grumpy as you appear from this Black Books thing. ↗

— Dylan Moran

#black #books #coming #grumpy #lot

I don't like giving speeches - I enjoy sitting on my rump. ↗

— Karen Morley

#giving #i #like #rump #sitting

You start way down on a low B flat on the tuba and you have a chromatic scale; you can match the colours all the way up, till you get to the top of the trumpet. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#down #flat #get #low #match