You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
DUKE ELLINGTONNew 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.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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The problem of expressing the contributions that Benny Carter has made to popular music is so tremendous it completely fazes me, so extraordinary a musician is he.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don’t want it.
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Every man prays in his own language.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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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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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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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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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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I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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