People do not retire. They are retired by others.
DUKE ELLINGTONA Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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The artist must say it without saying it.
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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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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original.
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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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I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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There are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can’t. Don’t spend any time on the latter.
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!
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Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.
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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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