Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
DUKE ELLINGTONMusic is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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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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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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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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I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.
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Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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Every man prays in his own language.
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A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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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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