What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
DUKE ELLINGTONSing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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New York is a place where the rich walk, the poor drive Cadillacs, and beggars die of malnutrition with thousands of dollars hidden in their mattresses.
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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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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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Critics have their purposes, and they’re supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.
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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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