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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.

Duke Ellington

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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Epitome Music Original Standard
Every man prays in his own language.
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Himself Language Man Prayer
What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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Important Meaning Music Yourself
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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Finding Himself Man Request
There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Forget Inspirational Life Rule
I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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Limitation Myself Time
Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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Entrance Sound Wings
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
There is no art when one does something without intention.
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Art Intention
Everybody in Canada seemed to listen to what they enjoyed, and nobody could tell them what to like, or what was the popular, or what was the In thing. Even today, it is very hard to brainwash a Canadian.
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Country Enjoyment Listening Popular
On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine.
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Beginning Learning People Teaching Understand Word
There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
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Art Interest Money Music
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
Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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Be Yourself Effort Hard Work Inspirational Self Love
It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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Act Commitment Murder Play Yourself
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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Meaning Yourself

Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.

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