Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
DUKE ELLINGTONMusic is the tonal reflection of beauty.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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My mother told me I was blessed, and I have always taken her word for it. Being born of – or reincarnated from – royalty is nothing Like being blessed. Royalty is inherited from another human being; blessedness comes from God.
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A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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There is nothing to keeping a band together. You simply have to have a gimmick, and the gimmick I use is to pay them money!
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Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.
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I don’t believe in categories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between blacks and whites in the U.S.A. you are referring to categories again.
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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The artist must say it without saying it.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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