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Simplicity is a most complex form.

Duke Ellington

New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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Hell Music Time
There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Forget Inspirational Life Rule
Every man prays in his own language.
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Himself Language Man Prayer
Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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Lazy Limitation Procrastination
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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Death Hide Place Walk
Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves.
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Ourselves Selfish Survive Virtue
A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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Financial Loss Musical Profit
There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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Goodness Kind Music
Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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Missing Play
Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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Entrance Sound Wings
People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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People Retirement
I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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Limitation Myself Time
Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine.
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Bond Friendship Myself Right
Of the One O’Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: “I wish it were mine”.
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Hear Myself Performance
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Best Chance Problem Yourself
Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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Beautiful Music Reflection

Simplicity is a most complex form.

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